Purpose or Case Report: Congenital bronchopulmonary malformations are frequently encountered in the routine clinical practice. The specific diagnosis of pulmonary sequestration, associated or not with congenital pulmonary airway malformations (hybrid lesion) has important treatment and prognostic values. The purpose of this exhibit is to explain the current understanding of pulmonary sequestrations and improve diagnostic accuracy among general and pediatric radiologists when describing such lesions.
Methods & Materials: Overview of types of congenital bronchopulmonary malformations.
Explain the unique features of pulmonary sequestrations.
Demonstrate multiple cases of pulmonary sequestration by pre-natal US and MRI, as well as postnatal plain radiography and CT, with emphasis to features that are clinically relevant.
Results: After reviewing the exhibit, it is expected that practicing radiologists will be able to characterize and report clinically relevant features of pulmonary sequestrations.
Conclusions: Different therapies are performed for each type of congenital bronchopulmonary malformations. Accurate evaluation of pulmonary sequestrations at an earlier stage is crucial to avoid potential morbidity, unnecessary interventions, and decrease mortality. Imaging plays a central role in this evaluation. Understanding of these concepts is essential for effective communication between pediatric surgeons and radiologists.