title: [Infected bronchogenic cysts may cause recurrence of bronchial infection].
abstract: Bronchogenic cysts are congenital and are caused by an abnormal budding of the endotracheobronchial tree in the first trimester. They are typically located in the thoracic cavity and are often diagnosed in early childhood due to persistent respiratory symptoms such as stridor, cough and dyspnoea. In adults bronchogenic cysts are seldom. Secondary infection is rare. We present two patients with infected bronchogenic cysts. The patients were both treated at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rigshospitalet, within a period of six months.
authors.affiliation: Thoraxkirurgisk Klinik, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø, Denmark. evabjerre@live.dk
authors.forename: Eva Bjerre
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Søndergaard
authors.forename: Dyre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kleive
authors.forename: Mette
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siemsen
mesh_terms: D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult