Endovascular embolization prior to surgical resection of symptomatic intralobar pulmonary sequestration in an adult

Jernej Avsenik; Tomaž Štupnik; Peter Popovič

doi:10.1016/j.ejro.2015.11.001

Endovascular embolization prior to surgical resection of symptomatic intralobar pulmonary sequestration in an adult

Eur J Radiol Open. 2015 Dec 9:3:12-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejro.2015.11.001. eCollection 2016.

Authors

Jernej Avsenik¹, Tomaž Štupnik², Peter Popovič¹

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Institute of Radiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Abstract

Intralobar pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital malformation, conventionally managed by surgical resection. Recently, the endovascular embolization has been proposed for the definite treatment of this disease. Additionally, preoperative embolization of aberrant arteries to minimize the risk of serious intraoperative haemorrhage has also been described. We report the case of 43-year old female patient who presented with cough and haemoptysis, and was successfully treated with endovascular embolization followed by a Video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection.

Keywords: AVP, Amplatzer Vascular Plug; CTA, computed tomography angiography; Endovascular embolization; ILS, intralobar pulmonary sequestration; Intralobar pulmonary sequestration; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports