Mediastinal mass following esophageal surgery.
In this Radiology Rounds, the authors report the computed tomographic findings of a patient with an infected esophageal mucocele that formed within one month after repair of a perforated paraesophageal hiatus hernia. The patient was a 78-year old male.
Saunders
A M
AM
Department of Radiology, Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ 07960.
Swayne
L C
LC
Schwartz
J R
JR
Moritz
M W
MW
D000368:Aged; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed