An intrathoracic cyst of enterogenic origin in a young infant
| Autor: | F. Kuipers, J. Wieberdink |
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| Rok vydání: | 1953 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Cysts business.industry Mediastinum Kyphosis Infant Respiratory infection Atelectasis Scoliosis medicine.disease Spinal column Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Mediastinal Cyst Ductus arteriosus Anesthesia Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Humans Respiratory function Cyst business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Pediatrics. 42:603-608 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3476 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0022-3476(53)80140-x |
| Popis: | Summary The case history of a 2-month-oldbaby girl is described; she was brought into hospital in an alarming condition, caused by an infected cyst of the posterior mediastinum. Puncture and withdrawal of about 30 ml. of fluid made surgical intervention possible. An enterogenic cyst was extirpated successfully. Other congenital deformities consisted of kyphosis and scoliosis of the spinal column, rigidity of the neck, symmetrical muscle spasms of the upper limbs. The baby remained dystrophic after operation, although respiratory function appeared to be practically normal. Atelectasis of the left lung and dilatation of the heart developed, however. Two months after operation a respiratory infection, resistant to antibiotic therapy, heart failure, and dyspepsia led to the death of the infant. At autopsy a large patent ductus arteriosus was found, which had never caused an audible murmur during life. The cervical spinal column appeared to be amalgamated as in Klippel-Feil's syndrome. No pathological changes could be found in the myelum itself. |
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