Fluorescence imaging-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection in treating congenital lung malformation.

Identification of lesion demarcation during thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection is fundamental for treating children with congenital lung malformation. Existing lesion demarcations do not always meet the needs of clinical practice. This study aimed to explore the safety and efficacy of near-infrared fluorescence imaging with nebulized inhalation of indocyanine green for thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection in children with congenital lung malformation.

Management of chest tube after thoracoscopic lung resection in children with congenital lung malformation: a multicenter retrospective study.

This study aimed to investigate the safety and effect of omitting chest tubes after thoracoscopic lobectomy in children with congenital lung malformation. A multicenter retrospective study was performed with 632 thoracoscopic lobectomy CLM patients in four hospitals between 2014.1 and 2023.

Thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection by fluorescence imaging on congenital lung malformation.

Technique: Thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection (TALR) is characteristic of removal of the lesion and preservation of all normal lung in treating congenital lung malformation(CLM). However, to conduct TALR is technically demanding for a beginner. To make the procedure easier to understand, the details for TALR are demonstrated in this report.

The clinical features and operation experience of multilobar involved congenital lung malformation: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Congenital lung malformation (CLM) is usually characterized by single-lobe involvement and multilobe involvement is uncommon. There is a lack of experience in the clinical features and surgical treatment of unilateral multilobar CLM. Therefore, this study aims to summarize the clinical characteristics and evaluate the safety and feasibility of thoracoscopic lung sparing resection in the treatment of unilateral multilobar CLM.

A Clinical Comparative Study of Thoracoscopic Anatomical Lesion Resection and Lobectomy in the Treatment of Congenital Lung Malformations.

Background: To explore the safety and feasibility of HuaXi thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection (HX-TALR) in the treatment of congenital lung malformations (CLMs) in children.

Methods: A retrospective review of clinical data was conducted for patients who underwent HX-TALR and thoracoscopic lobectomy (TL) in our hospital from October 2017 to March 2023. Intraoperative and postoperative outcomes were compared between the HX-TALR and TL groups.

Percutaneous transthoracic catheter drainage prior to surgery in treating neonates with congenital macrocystic lung malformation presenting with respiratory distress.

Backgound: It is rarely seen that neonates with congenital macrocystic lung malformation (CMLM) presenting with respiratory distress require emergency intervention. No consensus has been achieved concerning the best policy facing such condition. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of our strategies in treating neonates with CMLM presenting with respiratory distress.

Absorbable Clips Applied in Thoracoscopic Anatomical Lung Resection in Younger Children.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and safety of a 5-mm absorbable clips applied in thoracoscopic anatomical lung resection in younger children.

Methods: Demographic data and intra- and postoperative parameters of the two groups (Abs-o-lock® group and Hem-o-lok® group) were reviewed. In the Abs-o-lock® group, 5-mm absorbable clips were used in thoracoscopic anatomical lung resection on all patients from January 2020 to March 2021.

Pulmonary function after lobectomy in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The influence of lobectomy on pulmonary function in children was still controversial. A systematic review and meta-analysis were essential to explore whether pulmonary function was impaired after lobectomy in children.

Methods: PubMed, Embase and Web of Science were searched from 1 January 1946 to 1 July 2022.

Previous pulmonary infection impacts thoracoscopic procedure outcomes in patients with congenital lung malformations: a retrospective cohort study.

Background And Objectives: Patients with congenital lung malformations (CLMs) are at high risk for developing pulmonary infection. Nonetheless, prophylactic surgical excision of asymptomatic CLMs is controversial and often delayed to symptoms occurring out of concern for potential operative risks. This study aims to evaluate the impact of previous pulmonary infection on the outcome of thoracoscopic procedures in CLMs patients.

Learning curve for total thoracoscopic segmentectomy in treating pediatric patients with congenital lung malformation.

Background: Total thoracoscopic segmentectomy (TTS) is a technically challenging procedure in children but results in more parenchyma preservation, better pain control, better cosmetic results, and a shorter hospital stay. However, definitive data describing the learning curve of TTS has yet to be obtained. Here, we review the safety and efficiency of our initial experiences with pediatric TTS and evaluate our learning curve.

Ten-year experience in the clinical management of intralobar pulmonary sequestration in children.

Objectives: Intralobar pulmonary sequestration (ILS) is rare and its optimal clinical management remains ambiguous. This study aimed to introduce our 10-year experience in clinical management of ILS. And the application of our novel surgical method, thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection (TALR) on ILS was introduced.

Efficacy and determinants of vacuum bell treatment in preschool children with pectus excavatum.

Objective: The outcome of vacuum bell (VB) treatment for preschool patients with pectus excavatum (PE) is poorly understood. We aim to investigate the short-term treatment effect of VB with a three-dimensional scanner and assess the clinical and demographic factors that might influence treatment outcomes.

Methods: We conducted a chart review study to review the records of preschool patients with PE who received VB treatment in a tertiary hospital from January 1, 2021, through January 1, 2022.

Thoracoscopic Clockwise Lobectomy May Be a Stylized Procedure for Treating Children with Congenital Lung Malformations.

Thoracoscopic lobectomy is a challenging procedure in children with congenital lung malformations (CLMs). This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of thoracoscopic clockwise lobectomy (TCL) in CLMs in children and its potential to be a stylized procedure. All patients with CLMs who received TCL from 2015 to 2019 in our hospital were retrospectively reviewed.

A Novel Surgical Method for Congenital Lung Malformations: A Pilot Study.

Thoracoscopic surgery for congenital lung malformations (CLMs) has been widely used. However, there are still many shortcomings in the current surgical methods, such as the removal of some normal lung tissue and residual lesions. Thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection (TALR) may be an effective and safe method to resolve these problems.

Thoracoscopic anatomic pulmonary segmentectomy for the treatment of congenital lung malformation in children.

Background: Lung-sparing surgery has been used to treat congenital lung malformation in children, and segmentectomy has been advocated as a lung-preservation strategy. However, thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy has gained limited popularity considering the complications, the potential for residual lesions, and the technical difficulties associated with this procedure. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the safety and feasibility of pediatric thoracoscopic anatomic pulmonary segmentectomy for the treatment of congenital lung malformations.

Diagnostic value of congenital pulmonary airway malformation volume ratio for fetal hydrops due to congenital lung malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: Meta-analysis was used to evaluate the diagnostic value of a CVR cut-off value of 1.6 for fetal hydrops due to congenital lung malformation (CLM).

Methods: A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, VIP, and Wanfang published before 7/30/2021 for the value of a congenital pulmonary airway malformation volume ratio (CVR) cut-off value of 1.

Hidden Infection in Asymptomatic Congenital Lung Malformations-A Decade Retrospective Study.

Background: Whether to operate on asymptomatic patients with congenital lung malformations (CLMs) remains controversial. Our study intended to find out the proportion of hidden infection in CLMs and its effect on surgery, to provide help for the management of asymptomatic CLMs patients.

Methods: A retrospective review of the medical records of patients with asymptomatic CLMs from January 2011 to December 2020 was performed in our center.

Learning curve for total thoracoscopic lobectomy for treating pediatric patients with congenital lung malformation.

Background: Pediatric thoracoscopic lobectomy is a technically challenging procedure that may result in better pain control, better cosmetic results, and shorter hospital stay. However, data describing the learning curve of total thoracoscopic lobectomy (TTL) have yet to be obtained. To evaluate our learning curve for TTL in children, we reviewed the safety and efficiency of our initial experiences with TTL in pediatric patients with congenital lung malformation.

The clinical management of extralobar pulmonary sequestration in children.

Introduction: The treatment of extralobar pulmonary sequestration (ELS) remains divergent. This study aims to demonstrate the characters of ELS in children for optimal clinical management in the future.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted for ELS patients' treatment in our center from January 2013 to April 2020.

Thoracoscopic lobectomy through the pulmonary hilum approach for the treatment of congenital lung malformation.

Background: Thoracoscopic lobectomy is widely accepted for the treatment of congenital lung malformations (CLM), owing to its advantages. However, severe incomplete interlobar fissure may lead to a high rate of conversion to thoracotomy and postoperational complications. Thoracoscopic lobectomy utilizing the pulmonary hilum approach may be an effective and safe method to resolve these problems.

[Retrospective Analysis on the Safety and Feasibility of Thoracoscopic Anatomical Segmentectomy in the Treatment of Congenital Lung Malformations].

Objective: To investigate the safety and feasibility of thoracoscopic anatomical pulmonary segmentectomy in children with congenital lung malformations.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted to analyze clinical data of children thoracoscopic anatomical pulmonary segmentectomy performed in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from Jan. 2014 to Sept.

A chest tube may not necessary in children thoracoscopic lobectomy.

Drainage of the thorax postoperatively using chest tubes is a standard procedure in thoracic surgery. However, chest tubes can induce pain and immobilization, increase risk of infection, deteriorate the ventilation capacity, and increase difficulty of postoperative management, particularly in children. This study aimed to investigate the safety and effect of excluding chest tubes after performing thoracoscopic lobectomy in selected children.