Mediastinal bronchogenic cyst. A cause of upper airway obstruction.
Although bronchogenic cysts may involve the mediastinum, they have rarely been responsible for significant upper airway obstruction. We describe a young man who had a rapidly expanding cervical mass due to the migration of a mediastinal bronchogenic cyst. Flow-volume loops confirmed the presence of a variable intrathoracic obstruction. The patient rapidly developed respiratory failure requiring urgent intubation and surgical resection.
Lippmann
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Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia.
Solit
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Goldberg
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Najjar
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D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology