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Case Reports
. 1980 Aug;136(2):365-8.
doi: 10.1148/radiology.136.2.7403510.

Circular esophageal myotomy simulating a pulmonary or mediastinal pseudocyst

M J Siegel, G D Shackelford, W H McAlister, M J Bell
Case Reports

Circular esophageal myotomy simulating a pulmonary or mediastinal pseudocyst

M J Siegel et al. Radiology. 1980 Aug.

Abstract

Circular esophageal myotomy of the upper pouch in infants with esophageal atresia is an effective means of reducing anastomotic tension. This report describes two patients who developed marked postoperative dilatation of the proximal esophagus at the myotomy site. On radiographs, the dilated, air-filled esophagus simulated a pneumomediastinum or intrathoracic cyst-like structure.

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