Results: We found 25 cases (18 females, 7 males), which underwent surgery and were histologically proven. Statistica v.12 (StatSoft, Inc.) was used for statistical analyses. Clinical data was retrospectively gathered. Methods: Using MSD engine we searched for cases of PS that have been diagnosed between Jan 1st, 2005 and Dec 31st, 2015. The aim was to describe clinical characteristics in adult cases of PS and to compare outcomes in different clinical situations.
GRIFTLANDS PLOCKA OR ENDO SERIES
Only few series of adult cases are reported.
Mateusz Polaczek 1,2, Inga Baranska 3, Malgorzata Szolkowska 4, Jacek Zych 1, Piotr Rudzinski 5, Janusz Szopinski 1, Tadeusz Orlowski 5, Kazimierz Roszkowski-Sliz 1ġThird Department of Lung Diseases, National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland 2Department of Descriptive and Clinical Anatomy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 3Radiology Department, 4Pathology Department, 5Surgery Department, National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Warsaw, PolandĬontributions: (I) Conception and design: M Polaczek, I Baranska, J Szopinski (II) Administrative support: J Zych, P Rudzinski, T Orlowski, K Roszkowski-Sliz (III) Provision of study materials or patients: M Polaczek, I Baranska, M Szolkowska, P Rudzinski, J Szopinski (IV) Collection and assembly of data: M Polaczek, I Baranska, M Szolkowska, P Rudzinski (V) Data analysis and interpretation: M Polaczek, M Szolkowska, J Zych, P Rudzinski, T Orlowski, K Roszkowski-Sliz (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors.īackground: Pulmonary sequestration (PS) is a rare congenital abnormality of lung tissue.