Extralobar Supradiaphragmatic Pulmonary Sequestration Arising from the Retroperitoneum Through a Congenital Diaphragmatic Defect

J Chest Surg. 2021 Jun 5;54(3):224-227. doi: 10.5090/jcs.20.065. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

Abstract

Here, we report the rare case of a 13-year-old girl with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (also known as Bochdalek hernia), which was revealed to be an extralobar pulmonary sequestration that was treated using laparoscopic and video-assisted thoracic surgery sequestrectomy and repair of the diaphragm defect after detection of a supradiaphragmatic mass connected with the retroperitoneum. The patient showed no postoperative complications at a 1-month follow-up examination.

Keywords: Bronchopulmonary sequestration; Congenital diaphragmatic hernias; Videoassisted thoracic surgery.

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