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Published on: September 28, 2022
An uncommon cause of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure managed with endoscopic ultrasound
Vishal Raj1, Aman Ahuja1, Monika Gupta2
1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Pt B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Abstract:
Mediastinal cysts can occasionally cause severe respiratory symptoms. A 60-year-old female smoker presented with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure. Imaging revealed a posterior mediastinal cyst compressing the trachea. Bronchoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-B FNA) provided both diagnostic clarity and symptomatic relief. This case underscores the importance of considering mediastinal cysts in differential diagnoses of acute respiratory distress and demonstrates the efficacy of EUS-B FNA for both diagnosis and immediate therapeutic intervention.
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