Successful treatment of bronchopulmonary sequestration by radiofrequency ablation of feeding artery

Introduction: Most cases of bronchopulmonary sequestration ( BPS) regress. Prenatal intervention is needed in cases of fetal hydrothorax or hydrops. Laser is commonly used to ablate the feeding artery
Case presentation: Radiofrequency ablation ( RFA) was used to ablate the feeding artery from descending aorta in a case of extralobar BPS at 29 weeks gestation. The fetus had significant pleural effusion causing mediastinal shift and collapse of lung. The effusion and tumor started decreasing from day 3 after procedure. By the time patient delivered at 36 weeks gestation, the lesion had almost resolved
Conclusion : with proper technique , RFA can be safely used to ablate feeding artery in BPS

