Publication: Mediastinal Gastroenteric Duplication Cyst Presenting as Recurrent Retropharyngeal Abscess in a Child
Date
2021
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Publisher
Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
Abstract
Abstract:
Mediastinal duplication cyst is a rare cause of mediastinal mass in early infancy. Recurrent retropharyngeal abscess is an uncommon presentation of mediastinal duplication cyst. We report a case of mediastinal duplication cyst in a nine year old girl who presented with recurrent retropharyngeal abscess. Surgical excision was performed successfully. The mode of clinical presentation and management has been discussed.
Description
Pushpa Gurudas Kini
1Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6186-0336
Ganesh S Kamath
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-2717
Sandeep Kumar
Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
Deepak Nayak M
Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6090-3015
Karen Moras
Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0411-6804
Priyanka Kini
Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7179-523X
Keywords
Duplication cyst, mediastinal mass, neuro-enteric cyst, children