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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 20
| Issue : 4 | Page : 191-193 |
Robotic excision of paraesophageal bronchogenic cyst in a 9-year-old child
Belal Bin Asaf, Arvind Kumar, CL Vijay
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Robotic Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Arvind Kumar
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Robotic Surgery, Room No. 2328, Super Specialty Block, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi - 110 060
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.164256
Bronchogenic cysts are often asymptomatic and discovered as an incidental finding. They may become symptomatic due to esophageal compression as they increase in size or from development of infection. We report a case of a 9-year-old male with an asymptomatic bronchogenic cyst who underwent successful robotic assisted thoracoscopic excision.
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