Of 10 infants with mediastinal bronchogenic cysts seven were in severe or moderate respiratory distress at admission. In none was the precise diagnosis of bronchogenic cyst made before operation. In ...

ESOPHAGEAL cysts form a group of rare and interesting mediastinal tumors. 1 There can be no doubt that this type of cyst is closely related embryologically to those called bronchogenic, gastric or ...

Progress in the development of surgical techniques has led to the growing use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) techniques in mediastinal cyst treatment. To present our experience of ...

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has been widely accepted in the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic diseases for the past three decades due to its small incision, minimal trauma, and rapid ...

Bronchogenic cysts are incidentally discovered by radiological examination or during surgical procedures. The symptoms are usually related to a tracheobronchial pathway obstruction and/or secondary ...