title: [Radiologic manifestations of bronchogenic cysts of the carina in children. A propos of 5 cases].
abstract: The authors report 5 cases of bronchial cysts of the carina tracheae in girls. Symptomatic cysts were located on the left. Diagnostic delay was often very long: about 2 years between the first signs and surgery. When the cyst was on the left side, it was not directly visible on standard x-ray films or tomographies of the chest. Barium swallow shows a typical compression on the anterior part of the esophagus. In children with relapsing atelectasis or over distension, localized on the left, CT scan might allow for earlier diagnosis, as the density of bronchial cysts in high: about 50 Hounsfield units.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
vernacular_title: Les manifestations radiologiques des kystes bronchogéniques de la carène chez l'enfant. A propos de 5 observations.