Advances in pediatric surgery

Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons (대한소아외과학회)
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Mediastinal Bronchogenic Cyst Misdiagnosed as Asthma and Dysphagia in a Child - One Case Report -

소아에서 천식과 연하곤란으로 진단된 종격동 기관지 낭종 - 1예 보고 -

  • Lee, Seock-Yeol (Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jeon, Cheol-Woo (Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Jin (Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Cheol-Sae (Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kihl-Rho (Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
  • 이석열 (순천향대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 전철우 (순천향대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이승진 (순천향대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이철세 (순천향대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이길노 (순천향대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2007.11.26
  • Accepted : 2008.03.03
  • Published : 2008.06.30
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Abstract

A 19-month-old boy suffered from stridor and dysphagia. He was taking asthma medication for a few months, but symptoms did not improve. After admission, a chest CT showed a posterior mediastinal mass, which compressed the trachea and esophagus. The removed mass via open thoracotomy was a bronchogenic cyst on histopathology. Postoperatively, stridor and dysphagia disappeared. In case of persistent and refractory stridor or dysphagia in children, congenital lesions including bronchogenic cyst need to be ruled out.

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