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Bronchogenic cyst of the esophagus: clinical and imaging features of seven cases
- Source :
- Clinical Imaging. 30:309-314
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2006.
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Abstract
- Seven unusual cases of esophageal bronchogenic cyst (EBC) are presented. Different from mediastinal or pulmonary bronchogenic cysts, EBCs predominately affect young women (six out of seven cases; mean age, 29.9 years), and clinically, such cases were characterized by dysphagia and chest pain, especially during exercise. On radiographs and computed tomographs, EBCs typically appeared as 3- to 4-cm midthoracic cystic masses close abutting to the midthoracic esophagus. Rarely, exophytic lower thoracic EBC may mimic lung nodule. Total cyst excision usually offers satisfactory outcome with no recurrence in long-term follow-up.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Thorax
medicine.medical_specialty
Bronchogenic cyst
Esophageal Diseases
Chest pain
Bronchogenic Cyst
medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cyst
Esophagus
business.industry
Esophageal disease
Mediastinum
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Dysphagia
respiratory tract diseases
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
medicine.anatomical_structure
Female
Radiography, Thoracic
Radiology
medicine.symptom
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 08997071
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical Imaging
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....09015b79ba939adef94e48671a652b04