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Case Reports
. 2016 Jul-Sep;21(3):147-9.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.182591.

Thoracoscopic excision of foregut duplication cyst: A case report and review of literature

Shandip Kumar Sinha  1 , Ashwini Khanolkar  1 , Nirali C Thakkar  1 , Prince Raj  1 , Parveen Kumar  1 , Anju R Bhalotra  2
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Case Reports

Thoracoscopic excision of foregut duplication cyst: A case report and review of literature

Shandip Kumar Sinha et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2016 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Thoracoscopy has major advantages over thoracotomy. We report a successful management of foregut duplication cyst thoracoscopically in a child with review of literature.

Keywords: Cyst; duplication; foregut; pediatric thoracoscopy.

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Figure 1
Chest X-ray showing right paratracheal mass
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Cyst in relation to azygos vein and lung. (b) Cyst being dissected
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