Table I.
Analysis of 44 cases of pulmonary sequestration surgical procedures at the Tongji Hospital between 2003 and 2012.
| Clinical feature | n |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 24 |
| Female | 20 |
| Sequestration type | |
| Intralobar | 38 |
| Extralobar | 6 |
| Location | |
| Single lobe | |
| Left lower lobe | 29 |
| Right lower lobe | 10 |
| Right upper lobe | 2 |
| Multiple lobes | 3 |
| Associated diseases | |
| Intralobar | 0 |
| Extralobar (diaphragmatocele) | 2 |
| Serum CA19-9 level | |
| Elevation | 1 |
| Normal | 2 |
| Not detected | 41 |
| Secondary infection | |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 1 |
| Fungal | 4 |
| Symptom | |
| Cough | 22 |
| Fever | 11 |
| Hemoptysis | 10 |
| Expectoration | 8 |
| Chest tightness | 7 |
| Thoracic pain | 5 |
| Wheezing | 1 |
| Anhelation | 1 |
| Abdominal distension | 1 |
| Asymptomatic | 9 |
CA, carbohydrate antigen.