Tracheal Compression by Esophageal Mucocele after Surgical Exclusion of the Esophagus: One case report.
- Author:
Seock Yeol LEE
1
;
In Hag SONG
;
Seung Jin LEE
;
Hyung Joo PARK
;
Cheol Sae LEE
;
Kihl Rho LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Chunan Hospital, Korea. csdoctor@sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Esophagus;
Esophageal surgery;
Esophageal rupture
- MeSH:
Adult;
Dyspnea;
Esophagus*;
Humans;
Male;
Mucocele*;
Respiration;
Respiratory Sounds;
Rupture;
Thoracotomy;
Thorax;
Trachea
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2005;38(1):80-83
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 43-year-old male was admitted to our hospital complaining of dyspnea and wheezing sound at respiration. He had received esophageal exclusion and esophagogastrostomy due to spontanous esophageal rupture 1-year ago. Chest computed tomography revealed esophageal mucocele like that of mediastinal tumor. Trachea is compressed by esophageal mucocele. The operation was performed by resection of thoracic esophagus through right open thoracotomy. Herein we report a case of a tracheal compression by esophageal mucocele after surgical exclusion of the esophagus.
