title: Persistent wheezing as manifestation of esophageal tubular duplication cyst.
abstract: Duplications of esophagus are rare congenital anomalies and the second most common duplications of the gastrointestinal tract. This form of bronchopulmonary foregut malformation may appear as a cystic mediastinal mass. On chest radiographs they may be visible as middle or posterior masses. On CT they are well marginated and oppose the esophagus. Usually they are asymptomatic, unless they become infected or cause obstruction. We report a case of thoracic tubular duplication cyst in a 10-month-old boy who presented with persistent wheezing that was unsuccessfully treated in out-patient services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmology, Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia.
authors.forename: Slobodanka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petrović
authors.forename: Radmila
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ljuština
authors.forename: Jovan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lovrenski
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Milović
authors.forename: Nenad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barišić
mesh_terms: D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*