Paraesophageal bronchogenic cyst: first case reports in pediatric.

Pediatr Surg Int

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Necker Enfants-Malades, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France.

Published: October 2006

We described for the first time a paraesophageal intra-abdominal bronchogenic cyst, first considered as hepatic tumor, in a young boy. Resection was successfully realized by laparoscopy. Abdominal bronchogenic cyst and differential diagnosis are discussed.

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