RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinicopathological features of resected pediatric congenital lung and mediastinal lesions
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 209
OP 212
DO 10.15537/smj.2021.2.25705
VO 42
IS 2
A1 Al Jadaan, Saud A.
A1 Alaqeel, Suliaman M.
A1 Alsadoun, Nouf
A1 Allababidi, Noor H.
A1 Alharbi, Majed
A1 Almuzaini, Alaa S.
A1 Alsuhaibani, Marya
A1 Alsulaiman, Abdulrahman
YR 2021
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/42/2/209.abstract
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.