Congenital Lung Pathologies: Experiences over 30 Years
B Erginel, FG Soysal, M Haspulat, A Çelik, T Salman
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatric Surgery
Objective: The goal of our study is to evaluate the prenatal,
clinical and radiological findings of patients with congenital lung diseases
and to emphasize the importance of early surgical intervention. Material: Fifty-eight cases with the diagnosis of congenital
lung pathologies underwent surgery between 1985 and 2015; they are investigated
and evaluated retrospectively in terms of presentation, physical examination,
radiology findings, surgical operation technic, pathology and clinical course. Results: Fifty-eight patients with congenital lung disease
underwent surgery in our clinic between 1985 and 2015. Their ages varied
between one day and 14 years, with a mean age of 5.5 months. Thirty-one of them
were male, and 27 of them were female. The underlying pathology was congenital
cystic adenomatoid malformation in 26 patients, congenital lobar emphysema in
11 patients, pulmonary sequestration in 11 patients, pneumatocele in five
patients and bronchogenic cyst in five patients. Among them, 26 patients were
diagnosed prenatally. Most of the patients did not actively complain; however, patients
under one year old were generally presented with respiratory distress, and patients
over one year most commonly has recurrent respiratory infections. Only one
patient needed to be entubated preoperatively due to severe respiratory
distress. All of the patients had a plain chest graphy and thoracic CT
preoperatively. Thirty-three of the 58 patients underwent mass resection, 14
patients underwent segmentectomy and 11 patients underwent lobectomy. The
postoperative mortality rate was zero; however, one patient needed re-operation,
and another patient had recurrent respiratory infections. Conclusion: Congenital lung pathologies could be treated and
managed successfully with decreased morbidity and mortality rates. This could
be accomplished with development and widespread antenatally diagnosing technics
before the patient has respiratory distress, perfusion problems, respiratory
infections, abscesses or malignancy formations.
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