Intramural oesophageal cyst with massive mediastinal bleeding. A case report.
Intramural oesophageal cysts lined by ciliated columnar epithelium are considered to be lesions which are not prone to serious complications except infection. In contrast to this view, a case of intramural oesophageal cyst recently operated upon by us, in which severe mediastinal bleeding developed, is described.
D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous