title: Esophageal lung: presentation, management, and review of literature.
abstract: Esophageal lung is an extremely rare type of bronchopulmonary foregut malformation where a main stem bronchus anomalously arises from the esophagus instead of the trachea. Less than 20 cases have been reported, and most of these are in association with esophageal atresia. Most cases are treated with detachment of the esophageal bronchus with repair of the esophagus and resection of the hypoplastic lung. Described herein are the presentation, diagnostic workup, and management of 2 such cases of esophageal lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India.
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sugandhi
authors.forename: Pramod
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwala
authors.forename: Sushil K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kabra
authors.forename: Arun K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Devendra K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D015619:Respiratory System Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery