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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:104
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Compression of the central airways by a bronchogenic cyst

Second Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Laiko Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Received 16 September 2002; accepted 1 October 2002.

* Corresponding author. 2 Chatzigianni Mexi Str., 11528 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30-10-7247-000; fax: +30-10-7247-000
e-mail: dosiosth@internet.gr

Key Words: Bronchogenic cyst • Bronchial asthma • Pressure on central airways • Surgical treatment

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A 27-year-old woman had been complaining of wheezing and dyspnoea on exertion, non-productive cough and recurrent respiratory infections and had been treated for bronchial asthma since the age of 2. A . . . [Full Text of this Article]