The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 3 , Page 424, September 2006

An unusual case of biphasic stridor in an infant: Suprasternal bronchogenic cyst

  • Philip Lai, MD
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  • Lily H.P. Nguyen, MD, FRCSC
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  • Peter C.W. Kim, MD, PhD, FRCSC
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  • Paolo Campisi, MD, FRCSC, FAAP

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Paolo Campisi, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 555 University Avenue, 6th Floor, Elm Wing, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada.

Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Bronchogenic cysts are congenital lesions resulting from aberrant budding of the embryonic foregut. Although they may occur at any point along the tracheobronchial tree, symptomatic suprasternal bronchogenic cysts are extremely rare.

 

PII: S0022-3476(06)00204-6

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.03.039

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 3 , Page 424, September 2006

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