Thoracoscopic removal of oesophageal duplication cyst

A 4-year-old boy presented with vomiting and recurrent cough. He was investigated and found to have thoracic oesophageal duplication cyst. He was taken up for thoracoscopic removal of the cyst. The cyst was attached to the oesophagus and shared a common wall. The boy tolerated the procedure well and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Agarwal, Prakash, Bagdi, Rajkishore
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
Materias:
Unusual Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3078479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21523239
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.78350
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Sumario:A 4-year-old boy presented with vomiting and recurrent cough. He was investigated and found to have thoracic oesophageal duplication cyst. He was taken up for thoracoscopic removal of the cyst. The cyst was attached to the oesophagus and shared a common wall. The boy tolerated the procedure well and follow-up showed no recurrence of the cyst with total resolution of the symptoms. We share our experience with the management of this boy.

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