Thoracoscopic resection of extralobar sequestration in a neonate

Abstract The authors report a case of extralobar pulmonary sequestration (ELS) located at the right costophrenic recessus and resected thoracoscopically in a 22-day-old girl. Prenatally, spontaneous resolution of a cystic adenomatoid lung lesion (CCAM) occuring independently in the upper right hemithorax was observed. ELS with preceding complete resolution of CCAM in the ipsilateral hemithorax has not been reported before. This is the first neonate reported with ELS treated by thoracoscopy. J Pediatr Surg 37:1629-1631. Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.