Pulmonary sequestrations: Presentation of eight cases

Abstract Introduction Lung sequestration is a pathologically isolated pulmonary parenchyma, with its own arterial vascularisation. Aims A descriptive-retrospective study of patients of the La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid. Material and methods The characteristics of patients admitted to the La Princesa University Hospital Thoracic Surgery Unit during 1996–2008, were analysed. Results Of the 500 patients, 8 had histopathology confirmation, of which 5 were women. There was respiratory infection in 7 patients, with 4 in the lower right lobe. The intralobar variant was diagnosed in 7 patients. The systemic vascularisation came from the thoracic aorta in five cases. A standard posterolateral thoracotomy with lobectomy was performed in 5 patients. There was no morbidity or mortality. Conclusions 1. It's a rare congenital anomaly; 2. In our series, the highest frecuency it was more common in women, in lower lobes and similar in both hemithorax; 3. The most common clinical symptom was the respiratory infection; 4. The diagnosis was made with imaging tests.