Mediastinal Bronchogenic Cyst Misdiagnosed as Asthma and Dysphagia in a Child: One Case Report.
- Author:
Seock Yeol LEE
1
;
Cheol Woo JEON
;
Seung Jin LEE
;
Cheol Sae LEE
;
Kihl Rho LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. csdoctor@schch.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cyst;
Mediastinum;
Bronchogenic
- MeSH:
Asthma;
Bronchogenic Cyst;
Child;
Deglutition Disorders;
Esophagus;
Humans;
Infant;
Mediastinum;
Respiratory Sounds;
Thoracotomy;
Thorax;
Trachea
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons
2008;14(1):94-97
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 19-month-old boy suffered from stridor and dysphagia. He was taking asthma medication for a few months, but symptoms did not improve. After admission, a chest CT showed a posterior mediastinal mass, which compressed the trachea and esophagus. The removed mass via open thoracotomy was a bronchogenic cyst on histopathology. Postoperatively, stridor and dysphagia disappeared. In case of persistent and refractory stridor or dysphagia in children, congenital lesions including bronchogenic cyst need to be ruled out.
