RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Severe mediastinitis caused by an infected bronchogenic cyst
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e253099
DO 10.1136/bcr-2022-253099
VO 16
IS 1
A1 Evangelos Koliakos
A1 Evangelos Kalogiannis
A1 Stefano Gussago
A1 Michel Christodoulou
YR 2023
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/16/1/e253099.abstract
AB Bronchogenic cysts (BCs) are congenital foregut malformations and usually asymptomatic, thin-walled, incidentally diagnosed cysts which can be easily resected by a minimal invasive approach at this time point. However, they may develop symptoms such as infection, bleeding or compression of adjacent structures. There is no consensus about the risk of developing complications during a lifetime; however, recent reports suggest a higher incidence than initially believed. Here, we report a case of severe life-threatening mediastinitis emerging from an infected BC requiring complex surgery, which could have been avoided if surgery had been performed at an early, asymptomatic stage.