BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Duplications of the alimentary tract are rare anomalies. We report our experience with foregut duplication cysts including their clinical presentation, diagnostic modalities, and surgical management. METHODS We report a 20-year retrospective review of all foregut duplication cysts managed at our institution. RESULTS Twelve patients with 13 foregut duplication cysts...

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) and bronchopulmonary sequestration are congenital lung lesions. They are classified as separate entities. Each of them has distinct embryology, pathology, and natural history. However there are some commonalities between them. CCAM may have a pulmonary artery supply, or be supplied like a sequestration from the aorta, and histological features o...

RATIONALE A foregut duplication cyst (FDC) is an uncommon congenital disease. This report presents a case of mediastinal foregut duplication cyst that mimicked a diaphragmatic small bowel hernia. PATIENT CONCERN A 27-month-old girl was first referred for a mediastinal lesion found incidentally on a chest radiograph. At that time, our impression was cystic lung lesion such as congenital pulmon...

Bronchopulmonary sequestration is a rare malformation of the lower respiratory tract. Several methods of treatment have been described since the first publication. We present two cases of female adult patients with bronchopulmonary sequestration. In the first patient an unsuccessful attempt to treat the bronchopulmonary sequestration by means of arterial embolization is described. She was subse...

Congenital lung lesions that can be diagnosed on the basis of prenatal sonography include cystic adenomatoid malformations and extrapulmonary bronchopulmonary sequestrations. Intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital malformation of the lung. The prenatal sonographic features of this condition are reported here.

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is a rare bronchopulmonary malformation characterized by loss of the normal pulmonary tissue. CCAM may be frequently associated with cardiac and renal anomalies. Rarely, CCAM may be seen with chromosome abnormalities. This is the first reported neonatal case of prenatally detected CCAM and postnatally diagnosed trisomy 13.

Bronchopulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital lung malformation characterized by an abnormal segment of bronchopulmonary tissue supplied by an anomalous systemic artery. The diagnosis may be easily missed in adults, as many of the symptoms overlap with other pulmonary processes. Surgical resection provides definitive management and is usually reserved for patients with symptoms. This arti...

The common congenital lung malformations have traditionally been divided into separate pathological entities such as pulmonary airway malformations, cystic adenomatoid malformations, congenital lobar emphysema, intra or extra pulmonary sequestrations, bronchogenic and foregut cysts. Some may produce respiratory compromise immediately after birth or even in utero. The management of such life thr...