Obstructive emphysema due to mediastinal bronchogenic cysts in infancy

Unilateral Obstructive Emphysema in Infancy due to Mediastinal Bronchogenic Cyst-Diagnostic Challenge and Management.

Bronchogenic cysts are the most common cystic mediastinal lesion in children. Bronchogenic cyst causing unilateral obstructive emphysema is a rare presentation. We report the case of a one and half month old infant who presented with respiratory distress which was initially suspected as left pneumothorax on frontal chest radiograph but was later found to be due to hyperinflated left lung and he...

Obstructive Emphysema Due to Bronchial Carcinoma.

are given in the following table, and would seem to lend support to the above thesis:TABLE 3. Fragility of Red Cells before and after Splenectomy. DATE. CHILD. CONTROL. MOTHER. CONTROL. % of saline at which haemolysis commenced. 23.5.34 ... .42 ... .38 25.5.34 ... .6 ... .4 30.5.34 .. ... ..65 ... .4 31.5.34 .. .6 ... .4 20.6.34 ... .6 ... .4 28.6.34 ... .65 ... .45 5.7-34 ... Splenectomy I7.7....

Intradural bronchogenic cysts.

The pathological findings of an intradural and extramedullary cyst in the mid cervical spinal canal are described in a 55 year old woman who presented with a short history of pain and paraesthesia of the right arm. Intradural well defined solitary cystic lesions in the spinal canal are uncommon, their pathogenesis is poorly understood, and their nomenclature is confusing. In this case the cyst ...

Mediastinal Emphysema

Cervical bronchogenic cysts.

Bronchogenic cysts are benign congenital malformations derived from the tracheobronchial tree that correspond to non-functioning lung tissue.1,2 The majority of cases are diagnosed in the pediatric population.3 In adults they are fundamentally found in mediastinum and lung parenchyma.3 However, they can sometimes be located in the thoracic wall, abdomen or cervical region4; in the cervical area...