title: Upper airway obstructive symptoms because of ectopic gastric mucosa in a newborn: a case report.
abstract: An 8-month-old female infant was referred after unsuccessful attempts of extubation owing to upper airway obstruction by a pharyngeal soft tissue mass. Laryngoscopic examination revealed an obstructing mucosal fold originating from the posterior pharyngeal wall. The lesion was totally excised with remarkable improvement of the infant's deglutition and respiration. Histologic examination revealed an ectopic gastric mucosa. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ectopic gastric mucosa causing upper airway obstruction in a newborn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, St Joseph University, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. jmpaul@dm.net.lb
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Daher
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Riachy
authors.forename: Smart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zeidan
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saad
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*