A baby was diagnosed with esophageal atresia (EA) with tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) on the next day after birth, and end-to-end anastomosis of esophagus with TEF ligation was performed. The distance between proximal and distal esophageal pouch was checked as 3 vertebral body lengths and a 1 cm-sized bronchogenic cyst (BC) was identified near carina on the right side, just below the proximal esophageal pouch. This case report described the baby who have a BC was located between the both esophageal pouch and a longer esophageal gap than usual EA with distal TEF.
Bronchogenic Cyst* ; Esophageal Atresia* ; Esophagus ; Ligation ; Parturition ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula

Topics related with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) made up considerable portion among many invited lectures presented in International Digestive Endoscopy Network 2012 meeting. While the scientific programs were divided into the fields of upper gastrointestinal (UGI), lower gastrointestinal, and pancreato-biliary (PB) categories, UGI and PB parts mainly dealt with EUS related issues. EUS diagnosis in subepithelial lesions, estimation of the invasion depth of early gastrointestinal cancers with EUS, and usefulness of EUS in esophageal varices were discussed in UGI sessions. In the PB part, pancreatic cystic lesions, EUS-guided biliopancreatic drainage, EUS-guided tissue acquisition, and improvement of diagnostic yield in indeterminate biliary lesions by using intraductal ultrasound were discussed. Advanced techniques such as contrast-enhanced EUS, EUS elastography and forward-viewing echoendoscopy were also discussed. In this paper, I focused mainly on topics of UGI and briefly mentioned about advanced EUS techniques since more EUS related papers by other invited speakers were presented afterwards.
Drainage ; Elasticity Imaging Techniques ; Endoscopy ; Endosonography ; Esophageal and Gastric Varices ; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms ; Lectures ; Pancreatic Cyst

Esophageal Cyst ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; methods ; Male ; Radiography ; Young Adult

We report here on a case of a rare, complex bronchopulmonary foregut malformation (BPFM) that was composed of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration communicating with an esophageal duplication cyst. A 33-year-old female presented with an incidentally detected chest mass. The computed tomography revealed a 7.5 x 4.0 cm sized heterogeneous, solid and cystic lesion in the right superior mediastinum. Surgical resection demonstrated the solid portion to be isolated lung tissue invested in its own pleura. A unilocular cyst was communicating with the bronchus of the sequestrated lung, and microscopically the cyst was lined by squamous epithelium overlying the thick layers of smooth muscle. This case is important for understanding the spectrum of BPFMs and for differentiating a mediastinal mass, especially one at the unusual location.
Adult ; Bronchi ; Bronchopulmonary Sequestration ; Epithelium ; Esophageal Cyst ; Female ; Humans ; Lung ; Mediastinum ; Muscle, Smooth ; Pleura ; Thorax

Bronchogenic cysts are rare congenital anomalies that are formed due to abnormal budding of the endodermal foregut during embryogenesis. These cysts are found at various sites because the location of the cyst depends on the embryological state of the abnormal budding. Submucosal tumors (SMTs) of the esophagus that originate from the submucosa or the intramural layer account for less than 1% of all esophageal neoplasms, and bronchial cysts of the esophagus usually present as a type of SMT or as external compression. We report here on an interesting case of bronchogenic cyst presenting with dysphagia in an adult.
Bronchogenic Cyst ; Deglutition Disorders ; Embryonic Development ; Endoderm ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; Esophagus ; Female ; Pregnancy

PURPOSE: The indications for pediatric laparoscopic surgery are increasing according to the improvement of laparoscopic procedures and instruments and the increased knowledge of its safety and benefits. We summarized the analysis of the outcomes and the feasibility of performing laparoscopic surgery in children. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 183 consecutive children (114 males and 69 females) who underwent laparoscopic surgery between June 2001 and July 2007. The following information was obtained: the surgical indications, operative procedures and surgical outcomes. RESULTS: The laparoscopic procedures for each disease were as follows, appendectomy for acute appendicitis (n=143), reduction for barium reduction-failed intussusceptions (n=15), splenectomy for symptomatic hereditary spherocytosis (n=5), salphingoophorectomy for torsion of a parovarian cyst and ovarian tumor (n=2), diverticulectomy or segmental resection for symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum (n=3), cholecystectomy for symptomatic gall stones & adenomyomatosis (n-4), repair for Morgagni hernia (n=1), Nissen's fundoplication for paraesophageal hernia (n=1), Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication for achalasia (n=1), diagnostic purpose for peritoneal tuberculosis (n=3) and lymphoma (n=1), excision for retroperitoneal neuroblastoma (n=1), peritoneal drainage for postoperative abscess (n=1) and removal of a foreign body in the peritoneal cavity (n=2). The mean age was 9.9 years (range: 4 months to 15 years). There was one conversion for a perforated appendicitis. There were 3 cases of laparoscopic assisted reductions for intussusception. There were three wound infections in the patients with complicated appendicitis. CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic procedures for various pediatric surgical disorders were feasible under the appropriate indications.
Abscess ; Appendectomy ; Appendicitis ; Barium ; Child ; Cholecystectomy ; Drainage ; Esophageal Achalasia ; Female ; Foreign Bodies ; Fundoplication ; Gallstones ; Hernia ; Hernia, Hiatal ; Humans ; Intussusception ; Laparoscopy ; Lymphoma ; Male ; Meckel Diverticulum ; Neuroblastoma ; Parovarian Cyst ; Peritoneal Cavity ; Peritonitis, Tuberculous ; Retrospective Studies ; Spherocytosis, Hereditary ; Splenectomy ; Surgical Procedures, Operative ; Wound Infection

Bronchogenic cysts are usually located in the pulmonary parenchyma or mediastinum. When they are located in the mediastinum, they are usually near the bronchus or esophagus, but they are rarely at an intramural location of the esophagus. It is very difficult to differentiate between bronchogenic cyst and esophageal cyst before the operation. We report here on a patient for whom the preoperative diagnosis was supposed to be an esophageal cyst. The esophageal cyst was excised through the longitudinal division of the esophageal muscular layer without injury of the mucosa after right thoracotomy. The pathologic report revealed intramural bronchogenic cyst. We report here on a case of bronchogenic cyst that was located in the muscle layer of the lower esophagus.
Bronchi ; Bronchogenic Cyst* ; Diagnosis ; Esophageal Cyst ; Esophagus* ; Humans ; Mediastinum ; Mucous Membrane ; Thoracotomy

We report a case of unusual bronchopulmonary foregut malformation composed of a mediastinal bronchogenic cyst with sequestrated lung tissue and communicating tubular esophageal duplication associated with complete pericardial defect. A 18-yrold man, who had suffered from dry cough and mild dyspnea, was admitted because of an incidentally detected chest mass. A computed tomography scan demonstrated a cystic mass with an air fluid level connected with esophagus in the middle mediastinum. The surgically resected mass was a pleural invested accessory lobe of the lung (8.0x7.0x4.5 cm) connected with the esophageal wall by a tubular structure (3.0 cm in length and 2.0 cm in diameter). A complete left pericardial defect was also identified. Histologically, the cystic wall was composed of fibrovascular connective tissue with a smooth muscle layer, mixed seromucous glands and cartilage, and the inner surface of the cyst was lined by ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium. The inner surface of the tubular structure was lined by non-keratinizing or keratinizing squamous epithelium, and the wall contained submucosal mucous glands, muscularis mucosa, and duplicated muscularis propria. This case is important in understanding the embryological pathogenesis of the variable spectrum of the bronchopulmonary foregut malformation.
Adolescent ; Bronchogenic Cyst/*complications/*diagnosis ; Digestive System/pathology ; Esophageal Cyst/diagnosis/pathology ; Esophageal Diseases/*complications/*diagnosis ; Esophagus/abnormalities/*pathology ; Humans ; Lung/abnormalities/pathology ; Male ; Pericardium/pathology ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

PURPOSE: The application of laparoscopic surgery in children has expanded tremendously in recent years. However, the feasibility of the technique is somewhat controversial. We summarize our experience of laparoscopy in children and describe the surgical techniques used in these cases. METHODS: Between June 2001 and May 2004, 58 children (33 male, 25 female) underwent laparoscopic surgery at the Department of Surgery, Daegu Fatima hospital. All the clinical data was collected retrospectively. RESULTS: The laparoscopic procedures for each indications were a laparoscopic reduction for a barium reduction failed intussuception (n=15), laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis (n=30), laparoscopic splenectomy for symptomatic hereditary spherocytosis (n=4), laparoscopic salphin-go-ophorectomy for torsion of parovarian cyst and ovarian tumor (n=2), laparoscopic diverticulectomy for symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum (n=2), laparoscopic Hellor myotomy and Dor fundoplication for achalasia (n=1), diagnostic purpose for peritoneal tuberculosis (n=2) and the laparoscopic removal of a foreign body in the peritoneal cavity (n=2). The mean age was 7.9 years (range from 4 months to 14 years). In intussusception, the laparoscopic reduction was successful in 12 patients (80%), with a conversion to an open procedure occurring in 3 cases (20%). There were no other open con-versions. There were no postoperative wound complications except for two wound problems in patients with acute perforated appendicitis. The operative time and duration of the hospital stay was suitable. CONCLUSION: The laparoscopic procedure in various disorders of infants and children is safe and avoids the necessity of open surgery under the appropriate indication.
Appendectomy ; Appendicitis ; Barium ; Child* ; Conversion to Open Surgery ; Daegu ; Esophageal Achalasia ; Female ; Foreign Bodies ; Fundoplication ; Humans ; Infant ; Intussusception ; Laparoscopy* ; Length of Stay ; Male ; Meckel Diverticulum ; Operative Time ; Parovarian Cyst ; Peritoneal Cavity ; Peritonitis, Tuberculous ; Retrospective Studies ; Splenectomy ; Wounds and Injuries

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Adult ; Esophageal Cyst/*diagnosis/pathology ; Esophagoscopy ; Esophagus/pathology/radiography ; Female ; Humans ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed