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Thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal bronchogenic cyst: a case report and review of literature. 2003

A Kumar, and S Aggarwal, and S Halder, and S Kumar, and G C Khilnani

Department of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. arvindreena@hotmail.com

Thoracoscopic resection of mediastinal cysts results in less postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay and better cosmetic outcome when compared to the standard thoracotomy. We report successful thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal cyst in a 17-year-old male who presented with right-sided chest pain.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008476	Mediastinal Cyst	Cysts of one of the parts of the mediastinum: the superior part, containing the trachea, esophagus, thoracic duct and thymus organs; the inferior middle part, containing the pericardium; the inferior anterior part containing some lymph nodes; and the inferior posterior part, containing the thoracic duct and esophagus.	Pericardial Cyst,Thoracic Cyst,Thymic Cyst,Tracheal Cyst,Cyst, Mediastinal,Cyst, Pericardial,Cyst, Thoracic,Cyst, Thymic,Cyst, Tracheal,Cysts, Mediastinal,Cysts, Pericardial,Cysts, Thoracic,Cysts, Thymic,Cysts, Tracheal,Mediastinal Cysts,Pericardial Cysts,Thoracic Cysts,Thymic Cysts,Tracheal Cysts
D001994	Bronchogenic Cyst	A usually spherical cyst, arising as an embryonic out-pouching of the foregut or trachea. It is generally found in the mediastinum or lung and is usually asymptomatic unless it becomes infected.	Bronchial Cyst,Bronchial Cysts,Bronchogenic Cysts,Cyst, Bronchial,Cyst, Bronchogenic,Cysts, Bronchial,Cysts, Bronchogenic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D013906	Thoracoscopy	Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the pleural cavity.	Endoscopy, Pleural,Pleural Endoscopy,Pleuroscopy,Surgical Procedures, Thoracoscopic,Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgery, Thoracoscopic,Thoracoscopic Surgery,Endoscopies, Pleural,Pleural Endoscopies,Pleuroscopies,Surgeries, Thoracoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Thoracoscopic,Thoracoscopic Surgeries,Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedure,Thoracoscopies