European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 4, 454-455, Copyright © 1990 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Intramural oesophageal cyst as a cause of acute respiratory distress
WJ Morshuis, JA van Son, LK Lacquet, FM Heystraten and M Pruszczynski
Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
A case is reported of an intramural oesophageal cyst. Acute dyspnoea, due
to compression of the trachea, was an indication for exploratory
sternotomy.