ABSTRACT
We report an 11-month infant case, who consults electively to perform a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, given her background of gastro-esophageal reflux and hiatal hernia. Intraoperatively, a malformation of the distal third of the esophagus was found. The preoperative images showed no evidence of the lesión. The lesión was resected and sent to anatomopathologic analysis, confirming the diagnosis.
Se presenta el caso de una lactante de 11 meses con antecedentes de reflujo gastroesofágico y hernia hiatal que ingresa electivamente a la Sección de Cirugía Pediátrica, con el objetivo de realizar una fundoplicatura de Nissen laparoscópica. En el intraoperatorio se detecta una malformación en el tercio distal del esófago. En las imágenes realizadas previamente no se observó una alteración compatible. La lesión fue resecada y luego analizada en anatomía patológica, confirmándose el diagnóstico de una duplicación esofágica.
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Humans , Female , Infant , Esophageal Cyst/surgery , Esophageal Cyst/congenital , Esophageal Cyst/diagnosis , Esophagus/abnormalities , Esophageal Cyst/pathologyABSTRACT
We report here on a case of a rare, complex bronchopulmonary foregut malformation (BPFM) that was composed of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration communicating with an esophageal duplication cyst. A 33-year-old female presented with an incidentally detected chest mass. The computed tomography revealed a 7.5 x 4.0 cm sized heterogeneous, solid and cystic lesion in the right superior mediastinum. Surgical resection demonstrated the solid portion to be isolated lung tissue invested in its own pleura. A unilocular cyst was communicating with the bronchus of the sequestrated lung, and microscopically the cyst was lined by squamous epithelium overlying the thick layers of smooth muscle. This case is important for understanding the spectrum of BPFMs and for differentiating a mediastinal mass, especially one at the unusual location.