title: Respiratory obstruction caused by lipoma of the esophagus.
abstract: A four-year-old boy presented with wheezing of 5 months' duration after a cold. During examination, an opacity was noted in the superior mediastinum, causing displacement of the trachea to the right. A barium swallow showed a mass in the wall of the esophagus, occupying the lumen, without causing any obstruction. Through further examination by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, the mass was confirmed to be a lipoma in the wall of esophagus, causing displacement of trachea. The mass was removed via the transcervical approach, and the postoperative course was uneventful. Respiratory obstruction caused by a lipoma of esophagus in childhood had not been reported in the English language literature.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic and Medical Institute, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mandhan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*