American Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017

  • Intrathoracic Bronchogenic Cysts: Report of Three Cases

    Abdelfettah Zidane, Adil Arsalane, Amine Benjelloun, Abderrahim Elktaibi, Issam Rharassi, Rachid Bouchentouf

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 1-6
    Received: 29 November 2016
    Accepted: 09 January 2017
    Published: 09 February 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajtcs.20170201.11
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    Abstract: Bronchogenic cysts are benign congenital aberrations belonging to the spectrum of digestive duplications. Intrathoracic forms are the most common and are essentially mediastinal along the tracheobronchial axis in 2/3 of the cases, but can also occur in the lung, pericardium and diaphragm. They are characterized by clinical and radiological polymorp... Show More