Intrapericardial Extralobar Pulmonary Sequestration in Adult Yiping Wei, MD, PhD, Liru Chen, MD, Jianjun Xu, MD, Dongliang Yu, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 95, Issue 3, Pages 1093-1096 (March 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.07.082 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Enhanced computed tomographic scan. (A) Mass in middle mediastinum, measuring 8.13 × 8.46 cm. (B) Abnormal blood vessels and bronchium (a = bronchial artery; b = bronchium; c = branch of pulmonary artery). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 1093-1096DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.07.082) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Intraoperative findings. (A) Extralobar sequestration in situ. Varicose vessels spread over the surface of the mass in situ. (B) Residual ends of (a) abnormal bronchial artery, (b) bronchium, and (c) vein. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 1093-1096DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.07.082) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Pathologic appearance of the intrapericardial mass. Histologic examination revealed bronchial epithelium, abnormal vessel, and cartilage (a = bronchia; b = thick-walled vessel; c = mucous gland; d = cartilage). (Hematoxylin and eosin; ×100.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 1093-1096DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.07.082) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions