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Radiological Case of the Month
Dirk Eichmann, MD;
Sylvia Engler, MD;
Hans-Deiter Oldigs, MD;
Heinz Schroeder, MD;
Carl-Joachim Partsch, MD
From the Departments of Pediatrics (Drs Eichmann, Schroeder, and Partsch)
and General and Thoracic Surgery (Dr Engler), Christian-Albrechts-University,
Kiel, and the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Oldigs), Diakonissen Krankenhaus,
Flensburg, Germany.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:1067-1068.
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AT AGE 3 WEEKS, a full-term newborn developed recurrent cough and stridor
without other signs of respiratory distress. She had no feeding problems and
was thriving. At age 6 months, inspiratory and expiratory stridor became more
pronounced, and she developed dyspnea. A chest radiograph was obtained to
evaluate the airway, upper mediastinum, and esophagus (Figure 1). The vertebrae were normal. Magnetic resonance imaging
followed (Figure 2). Surgery was
performed, and the stridor and respiratory distress ceased immediately after
surgery.
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Figure 1.
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Figure 2.
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Denouement and Discussion: Congenital Esophageal Duplication Cyst as a Rare Cause of Neonatal Progressive Stridor
Figure 1. Lateral chest radiograph
shows narrowing and anterior displacement of the trachea (arrow).
Figure 2. Sagittal T1-weighted
(A) and axial magnetic resonance imaging T2-weighted (B) scans show a prevertebral
cystic mass measuring 4 x 4 x 1.8 cm and filled with fluid. A
pleural effusion . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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