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Case Reports
. 2022 Oct 15;14(10):e30331.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.30331. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Presenting a Case of an Extralobar and Extrapleural Pulmonary Sequestration in a Four-Month-Old Infant

Raymond I Okeke  1 , Christian Saliba  2 , Diana Fan  1 , Bernard Parrish  3 , Luke Van Gorp  1 , Caleb Yockey  1 , David Bagley  1 , Shin Miyata  2 , Justin Sobrino  2 , Christopher Blewett  2
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Presenting a Case of an Extralobar and Extrapleural Pulmonary Sequestration in a Four-Month-Old Infant

Raymond I Okeke et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Pulmonary sequestration is a congenital disease formed by embryogenic separation of the lung parenchyma, halting development and function. It has an aberrant blood supply and can provide a nidus for infection and respiratory compromise. It can be diagnosed prenatally with surgical resection after delivery reserved as the best mode of treatment. In literature, six to twelve months is the most optimal time for elective surgical repair giving time for some maturation to withstand single lung ventilation and operation before the risk of infection heightens after 12 months. We present a case of an infant that had an elective repair at four months of age with no postoperative sequelae highlighting that surgeons can perform elective repair sooner than six months of age and that surgical decision-making should be on a case-by-case basis.

Keywords: congenital; congenital lesions; extralobar sequestration; extrapulmonary sequestration; pulmonary; sequestration.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Axial CT view showing extralobar pulmonary sequestration (black arrow)
Figure 2
Figure 2. Coronal CT view showing extralobar pulmonary sequestration (black arrow)
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