title: Intrabronchial rupture of bronchogenic cyst.
abstract: Bronchogenic cysts are the most common cystic masses in the mediastinum. They are generally asymptomatic and are detected incidentally on chest radiographs as a smooth homogeneous mediastinal/pulmonary opacity. Intrapleural, intraesophageal, and pericardial rupture of these cysts have been commonly reported. We report a case of life-threatening intrabronchial rupture of a subcarinal bronchogenic cyst successfully treated by an emergency thoracotomy deroofing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Billroth Hospitals, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai, India. moorti@gmail.com
authors.forename: Thiagarajamurthy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sundaramoorthi
authors.forename: Ramasamy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahadevan
authors.forename: Kaliaperumal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nedumaran
authors.forename: Samy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jayaraman
authors.forename: Karthik Ramakrishnan
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Vaidyanathan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous