Case report: oesophageal duplication cyst causing left lung collapse and hypoperfusion.
Oesophageal duplication cysts are very rare congenital abnormalities. We report a case of one sited in the middle third of the oesophagus causing stenoses of both pulmonary arteries, with collapse of the left lung due to left main bronchus obstruction.
Holemans
J A
JA
Department of Radiology, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Rankin
S C
SC
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed