Mediastinal foregut duplication cysts.
Foregut duplication cysts are rare congenital anomalies of enteric origin. In majority of the patients, the diagnosis is made in infancy. The authors report 4 cases of mediastinal foregut duplication cyst in children diagnosed on CT/MRI and confirmed on histopathology. In none of the cases the cysts had intraspinal extension nor heterotopic gastric mucosa.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Kamal Nain
KN
Rattan
Sarita
S
Magu
Seema
S
Rohilla
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities; D007813:Laparotomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome