title: Intramural oesophageal cyst as a cause of acute respiratory distress.
abstract: A case is reported of an intramural oesophageal cyst. Acute dyspnoea, due to compression of the trachea, was an indication for exploratory sternotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Morshuis
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: van Son
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Lacquet
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Heystraten
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pruszczynski
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001464:Barium; D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001464:Barium