Intrathoracic enteric foregut duplication cyst.
A one month old male child presented with respiratory distress since day 10 of life. There was intercostal retraction and decreased air entry on the right side. Investigations revealed a well defined cystic mass in the posterior mediastinum with vertebral anomalies, the cyst was excised by posterolateral thoracotomy. Histopathology revealed it to be an enteric foregut duplication cyst.
Birmole
B J
BJ
Dept of Paediatric Surgery, KEM Hospital, Parel, Bombay, Maharashtra.
Kulkarni
B K
BK
Vaidya
A S
AS
Borwankar
S S
SS
D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007422:Intestines; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology*