Outcome of paediatric lobectomy by thoracotomy — a single centre, six-year experience Authors Hamza Sohail Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Faisalabad, Pakistan Abdul Rehman Department of Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.0429 Abstract Abstract This short report highlights the patient outcome of lung resections for congenital and acquired lung lesions in children who presented to the Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, from January 2013 to April 2019. Common indications were congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM), congenital lobar emphysema (CLE), and bronchiectasis. Two patients died whereas, 21 were discharged home. Lung resection can be performed safely in children. Early diagnosis and surgery may improve the outcome. Keywords: Lung Diseases, Pulmonary Emphysema, Bronchiectasis, Lobectomy. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2022-05-10 How to Cite Hamza Sohail, & Abdul Rehman. (2022). Outcome of paediatric lobectomy by thoracotomy — a single centre, six-year experience. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(5), 947–949. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.0429 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 72 No. 5 (2022): MAY Section RESEARCH ARTICLE