Bronchogenic cyst of the left lower lobe associated with severe hemoptysis.
Bronchogenic cysts result from congenital disorders, are often asymptomatic at diagnosis, but complications are not uncommon. We report the case of a 19-year-old woman with severe hemoptysis. This rare presentation of an intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst should be considered as differential diagnosis in patients with cavernous lesion of a lobe. Surgery was performed as a diagnostic and therapeutic measure.
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Bern, Switzerland. didier.lardinois@insel.ch
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D000328:Adult; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome