Tracheal compression by esophageal mucocele after surgical exclusion of the esophagus.
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چکیده
A 43-year-old male was admitted to our hospital complaining of wheezing sound at respiration. He had received esophageal exclusion by left open thoracotomy, feeding gastrostomy and delayed cervical esophagogastrost-omy due to spontaneous rupture 1 year ago. Chest X-ray and CT revealed esophageal mucocele (Fig. 1). The mucocele along with the rest of the intrathoracic esophagus was resected via a right thoracotomy. Fig. 1. Chest PA showing mediastinal mass and chest CT showing retrosternal stomach (white arrow) and large esophageal mucocele compress trachea (black arrow).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
دوره 27 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005