Thoracoscopic Lobectomy in Infants Less Than 10 kg with Prenatally Diagnosed Cystic Lung Disease

Abstract

Thoracoscopic lobectomy is safe for infants <10 kg and avoids the morbidity associated with thoracotomy. Operating early on younger patients may avoid the inflammatory changes associated with both clinically apparent and subclinical infections, even in patients weighing <5 kg. This may make the procedures less technically challenging and may result in lower complication and conversion rates.