Open AccessTracheal compression by esophageal mucocele after surgical exclusion of the esophagus
Author(s) -
Steven Lee
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.12.051
Subject(s) - esophagus , mucocele , medicine , compression (physics) , surgery , general surgery , materials science , composite material
A 43-year-old male was admitted to our hospital complaining of wheezing sound at respiration. He had received esophageal exclusion by left open thoracotomy, feeding gastrostomy and delayed cervical esophagogastrost-omy due to spontaneous rupture 1 year ago. Chest X-ray and CT revealed esophageal mucocele (Fig. 1). The mucocele along with the rest of the intrathoracic esophagus was resected via a right thoracotomy. Fig. 1. Chest PA showing mediastinal mass and chest CT showing retrosternal stomach (white arrow) and large esophageal mucocele compress trachea (black arrow).
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