Open AccessBronchogenic Cyst in a young Child
Author(s) -
Niraj Bhattarai,
Rasesh Shrestha,
Binay Thakur
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nepalese journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2594-3308
pISSN - 2594-3294
DOI - 10.3126/njc.v6i1.44202
Subject(s) - bronchogenic cyst , medicine , asymptomatic , mediastinum , cyst , surgery , cardiothoracic surgery , respiratory tract , radiology , respiratory system
Bronchogenic cysts are rare cystic disease of the mediastinum in children. They are often asymptomatic and are diagnosed incidentally. Symptoms, if present are due to compression of the adjacent structures or the added infection. A 5 year old female child was referred to our thoracic surgery department with history of fever for 2 days. She had recurrent respiratory tract infection in the past needing treatment. CT revealed a cystic mass in the mediastinum. Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) excision of the cyst was done. The patient recovered uneventfully and the histopathological examination revealed it to be a bronchogenic cyst.