Videothoracoscopic excision of a diaphragmatic bronchogenic cyst appearing as a pulmonary lesion

Murat Kara

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.19611

Murat Kara¹, Melek Ağkoç¹, Salih Duman¹, Dilek Yılmazbayhan²

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye
²Department of Pathology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.19611

Diaphragmatic bronchogenic cysts are rare, and very few cases have been reported in the literature to date. Herein, we present a 42-year-old male patient who had a diaphragmatic bronchogenic cyst with the radiologic appearance of an intrapulmonary lesion as the 32nd case in the English literature. We performed a videothoracoscopic excision of the cyst, which was later found to be originated from the diaphragm. Pathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of the bronchogenic cyst. Diaphragmatic bronchogenic cysts may present as intrapulmonary lesions radiologically. Videothoracoscopic excision is a feasible treatment method for these lesions.

Keywords : Bronchogenic cyst, diaphragm, videothoracoscopy

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