title: Preoperative aspiration for anterior mediastinal cyst with respiratory distress.
abstract: We report a 5-month-old boy who presented with an anterior mediastinal cystic teratoma. Pre-operative symptoms of respiratory distress secondary to airway obstruction were markedly reduced by percutaneous aspiration. Aspiration was also beneficial in easily ventilating the baby during the surgical procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
authors.forename: Prema
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: K L N
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trehan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013396:Suction; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed