Management of Giant Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations Requiring Pneumonectomy Offir Ben-Ishay, MD, Grace A. Nicksa, MD, Jay M. Wilson, MD, Terry L. Buchmiller, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 94, Issue 4, Pages 1073-1078 (October 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.110 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Magnetic resonance image with multiple single-shot fast spin-echo T2-weighted, fast technique T1, fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition (FIESTA), and cine FIESTA. (A) The heart is deviated to the left because of (B) a very large cystic right lung mass (arrows). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1073-1078DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.110) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) Right lung weighing 38 g. (B) After fixation, bronchial tree is dissected, revealing proximal airways that are deficient in cartilaginous support and bronchial branches that terminate into large cystic spaces. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1073-1078DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.110) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions