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BRONCHOGENIC CYSTS: A PERSISTENT DILEMMA
Author(s) -
Cartmill J. A.,
Hughes C. F.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1989.tb01510.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , bronchogenic cyst , malignancy , surgery , bronchogenic carcinoma , general surgery , dilemma , lung , cyst , philosophy , epistemology
Bronchogenic cysts are congenital lesions of the respiratory tract. Athough usually benign, they have the potential to develop complications and can pose a dilemma in diagnosis and treatment. Twenty patients who presented to the cardiothoracic surgical unit at royal prince alfred hospital over a 10 year period are reported. Symptoms were common (75%) but serious complications were rare (5%). Most cysts were excised completely at thoracotomy with minimal morbidity. The correct diagnosis was established pre‐operatively in less than half of the patients. Therefore excision is recommended to confirm the diagnosis, to exclude malignancy and to minimize possible complications.