Korean J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg.  2012 May;16(2):75-79. 10.14701/kjhbps.2012.16.2.75.

Intra-abdominal bronchogenic cyst: report of five cases

• Choi KK
• Sung JY
• Kim JS
• Kim MJ
• Park H
• Choi DW
• Choi SH
• Heo JS

• KMID: 2083327
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14701/kjhbps.2012.16.2.75

Abstract

An intra-abdominal bronchogenic cyst (BC) is a very rare congenital anomaly caused by abnormal budding of the developing tracheobronchial tree. Intra-abdominal BCs are reported as retroperitoneal masses in most cases, many of which are located on the left side of the midline, the perigastric area, the left adrenal gland, or the superior body of the pancreas. Intra-abdominal BCs are frequently misdiagnosed due to the rarity, location, and variable cystic content. We report five patients with intra-abdominal BCs who underwent surgery in a single institution.

Keyword

Bronchogenic cyst; Pancreatic neoplasms; Retroperitoneal neoplasms; Cysts; Abdominal

MeSH Terms

Adrenal Glands
Bronchogenic Cyst
Humans
Pancreas
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms

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