Clinicopathologic Demonstration of Complex Bronchopulmonary Foregut Malformation
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, cilt.85, sa.6, ss.2114-2116, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 85 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.051
- Dergi Adı: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2114-2116
- Maltepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Bronchopulmonary foregut malformations are rare and often prove to be extremely difficult to diagnose. The presented case is a 44-year-old man complaining about cough and hemoptysis. These symptoms continued despite medical treatment. A computed thorax tomographic scan depicted a paravertebral cystic lesion. The patient underwent surgical exploration, and communication between the cyst and the esophagus was found. A left lower lobectomy was performed. The pathologic result confirmed a duplication cyst of mixed bronchogenic and esophageal type with bronchiectasis of the lower lobe. We present this unusual malformation complex especially in an adult with the review of the literature. © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.