PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Al Jadaan, Saud A. AU - Alaqeel, Suliaman M. AU - Alsadoun, Nouf AU - Allababidi, Noor H. AU - Alharbi, Majed AU - Almuzaini, Alaa S. AU - Alsuhaibani, Marya AU - Alsulaiman, Abdulrahman TI - Clinicopathological features of resected pediatric congenital lung and mediastinal lesions AID - 10.15537/smj.2021.2.25705 DP - 2021 Feb 01 TA - Saudi Medical Journal PG - 209--212 VI - 42 IP - 2 4099 - http://smj.org.sa/content/42/2/209.short 4100 - http://smj.org.sa/content/42/2/209.full SO - Saudi Med J2021 Feb 01; 42 AB - Objectives: To evaluate resected congenital lung and mediastinal lesions among children and their characteristics in a single tertiary hospital.Methods: A retrospective chart review analysis of all patients under 14 years of age who underwent congenital lung and mediastinal lesion resection in a single tertiary center from June 1997 to June 2018 was performed.Results: In total, 108 cases of resected lung and mediastinal lesions were performed from June 1997 to June 2018. Congenital lung and mediastinal lesions were found in 52 (48%) cases. Overall, 23 cases were males (44%) and 29 (56%) were females. The most common histopathology was congenital lobar emphysema.Conclusion: This study provides a 21-year review of the clinical and histopathological features of resected congenital lung and mediastinal lesions in a single center. Congenital lung and mediastinal lesions represented 48% of all resected lesions.