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| Year : 2001 | Volume
: 6
| Issue : 3 | Page : 95-98 |
Bronchogenic cyst with stridor and unilateral obstructive emphysema : an unusual presentation
A Jewane, T Kumar, R Kutumbale, D Bhusare, P Kothari, B Kulkarni
Department of Pediatric Surgery LTM Medical College and General Hospital, Sion Mumbai 400022
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A Jewane
Department of Pediatric Surgery LTM Medical College and General Hospital, Sion Mumbai 400022
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ABSTRACT: Bronchogenic cysts are congenital lesions derived from abnormal budding of the primitive tracheobronchial tree. Many cases of bronchogenic cysts have been reported, but only a few have caused obstructive emphysema severe enough to warrant early thoracotomy in infancy. We report a case of an 8-month old male who presented to us with cough, dyspnea, stridor and wheezing. The symptoms were due to a bronchogenic cyst compressing the left main bronchus causing unilateral obstructive emphysema. He required thoracotomy and excision of the cyst resulting in complete relief of his symptoms.
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