bronchogenic cyst/hypoxia

A bronchogenic cyst is a congenital malformation originating from the ventral primitive gut. It may be located in the mediastinum or in the lung parenchyma. Its location depends on the stage of gestation in which it developed. Despite being a histological benign tumor, many authors recommend its

We report the case of a patient admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with dyspnea and refractory hypoxemia after surgical resection of a benign bronchogenic cyst. Etiological research approach excluded conventional postoperative hypoxemia causes. Thereafter a platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome has been

Patients with respiratory diseases may be at risk during flight because at cruising altitude an important hypobaric hypoxia may occur. The only absolute contraindications to flying in these patients are pneumothorax, bronchogenic cyst and severe pulmonary hypertension. In order to evaluate the risks