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Case reports

Totally endoscopic lobectomy and segmentectomy for congenital bronchial atresia

^a Thoracic Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 42 Bd Jourdan, F-75014 Paris, France
^b Imaging Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 42 Bd Jourdan, F-75014 Paris, France
^c Pathology Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 42 Bd Jourdan, F-75014 Paris, France

Received 30 November 2008; received in revised form 24 February 2009; accepted 25 February 2009.

^_* Corresponding author. Tel.: +33 1 56 61 62 14; fax: +33 1 56 61 62 47. (Email: dominique.gossot{at}imm.fr).

Congenital bronchial atresia is a congenital obliteration of a segmental or lobar bronchus resulting in an inflation of the correspondent parenchyma. It may lead to infectious complications and in the long-term to alteration of the adjacent lung parenchyma. As it usually occurs in young and healthy patients with normal lungs, this disorder is particularly suitable for a full endoscopic pulmonary resection. We report our recent experience of two lobectomies and one segmentectomy in three patients.

Key Words: Congenital bronchial atresia • Lobectomy • Segmentectomy • Thoracoscopy • VATS