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A Case of Intramural Esophageal Bronchogenic Cyst
Mototsugu Watanabe1, Noriaki Shiraha1, Toshio Shiotani1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, NHO Iwakuni Clinical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Abstract:
A bronchogenic cyst is a congenital malformation with a rare esophageal origin. Occasionally, it is discovered incidentally, and excision is the only treatment. A 43-year-old patient was referred to our hospital for treatment of a cystic tumor in the left posterior mediastinum. We suspected the tumor was a bronchogenic cyst by imaging findings; therefore, we performed video-assisted thoracoscopic resection. The patient was discharged 9 days postoperatively. The tumor origin was found to be the esophageal wall. This report presents a rare case in which the esophageal wall was the origin of the bronchogenic cyst.
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