Congenital pulmonary malformation of the abscessed airway. Report of two cases

Abstract

Congenital malformations of the pulmonary airway are a rare anomaly of the development of the lower respiratory tract due to a maturational failure of bronchiolar structures. Its diagnostic approach can be carried out from the prenatal period with ultrasound, which will guide a timely therapeutic resolution, however, an anatomopathological study is required for confirmation. Two patients with this disease are presented, who presented with infection of the lung tissue involved in the malformation and the surgical resolution by pulmonary lobectomy was successful. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there are no reports in the country of congenital malformations of the type I pulmonary airway that presented with abscesses in their cystic cavities, so their report was considered pertinent.