Surgical treatment of bronchogenic and enterogenic mediastinal cysts complicated by intrathoracic compression of respiratory tracts in children
Krivchenia, D.I.; Slepov, A.K.; Zavodiĭ, V.G.; Chumakova, L.F.; Golopapa, G.V.
Klinichna Khirurhiia 1: 26-28
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2130 PMID: 11475966 Document Number: 536941
In the clinic there were operated on 8 patients with bronchogenic and enterogenic mediastinal cyst, complicated by intrathoracic compression of respiratory ways. In 2 children postoperative complications occurred. In presence of secondary tracheomalacia, caused by tracheal compression by bronchogenic cyst, aortopexy was done in conjunction with the cystic formation excision. All the patients survived. In 6 children satisfactory result was noted, in 2--relatively satisfactory one.