Gastric duplication cyst as a differential for an intra-thoracic cystic mass
We report a case of a neonate who presented with respiratory distress initially managed for a suspected pneumothorax before being transferred to a tertiary centre where he had a thoracotomy. A large cystic structure was excised later histologically confirmed to be a gastric duplication cyst. We disc...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | We report a case of a neonate who presented with respiratory distress initially managed for a suspected pneumothorax before being transferred to a tertiary centre where he had a thoracotomy. A large cystic structure was excised later histologically confirmed to be a gastric duplication cyst. We discuss its management. |
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| Item Description: | 0189-6725 0974-5998 10.4103/0189-6725.150990 |