Open AccessPersistent wheezing as manifestation of esophageal tubular duplication cyst
Author(s) -
Slobodanka Petrović,
Radmila Ljuština,
Jovan Lovrenski,
I Milović,
Nenad Barišić
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/03009734.2011.574165
Subject(s) - medicine , foregut , esophagus , asymptomatic , cyst , gene duplication , mediastinal shift , bronchopulmonary sequestration , lung , radiology , anatomy , surgery , pulmonary sequestration , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Duplications of esophagus are rare congenital anomalies and the second most common duplications of the gastrointestinal tract. This form of bronchopulmonary foregut malformation may appear as a cystic mediastinal mass. On chest radiographs they may be visible as middle or posterior masses. On CT they are well marginated and oppose the esophagus. Usually they are asymptomatic, unless they become infected or cause obstruction. We report a case of thoracic tubular duplication cyst in a 10-month-old boy who presented with persistent wheezing that was unsuccessfully treated in out-patient services.