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The role and safety of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis and management of infected bronchogenic mediastinal cysts in adults
Internal Medicine
  • Hazim S. Bukamur, Marshall University
  • Emad Alkhankan, Marshall University
  • Haitem Mezughi, Marshall University
  • Nancy J. Munn, Marshall University
  • Yousef R. Shweihat, Marshall University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2018
Abstract

Bronchogenic and other duplication cysts are congenital abnormalities that can present at any age including adulthood years. They are usually asymptomatic and discovered incidentally on radiological imaging of the chest. They are commonly treated by surgical resection. Recently, endobronchial ultrasound has been used to assist in diagnosis when radiologic imaging is not definitive. Endobronchial ultrasound has been used rarely to drain infected cysts, a rare complication of the bronchogenic cyst. We present a unique case of an infected large bronchogenic cyst treated with endobronchial ultrasound drainage combined with conservative medical therapy. We also review the scarce available literature describing such an approach and its potential complications and add recommendations based on our experience in managing these anomalies.

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The version of record is available from the publisher at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.04.002.

Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/).

Citation Information
Bukamur HS, Alkhankan E, Mezughi HM, Munn NJ, Shweihat YR. The role and safety of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis and management of infected bronchogenic mediastinal cysts in adults. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports. 2018 Jan 1;24:46-9.