Journals / Türk Göğüs Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi / 2015 / Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 2

Thymic cyst causing acute respiratory failure and subtotal atelectasis in tw o-day-old baby: Case report

İki günlük bebekte akut solunum yetmezliği ve subtotal atelektaziye neden olan timik kist: Olgu sunumu

Pages
378–380
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Accordingto our observations, excision of cystic lesions in babiesdeveloping acute respiratory failure and with deterioratinghealth condition may be life saving.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Thymic cysts are rare benign lesions which can beobserved in neck and mediastinum.
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Key Findings & Data:Mediastinal cyst was excised withright lateral thoracotomy and was reported as thymic cyst.The fact that patient was operated while two-day-old andrecovered is a rare condition in the literature.
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Conclusion & Impact:Accordingto our observations, excision of cystic lesions in babiesdeveloping acute respiratory failure and with deterioratinghealth condition may be life saving.
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Abstract

Thymic cysts are rare benign lesions which can beobserved in neck and mediastinum. In this article, wereport a two-day-old patient with postnatal respiratoryfailure which is a rare condition. Pathologic examinationrevealed a cystic structure located in upper mediastinumand right thorax which caused mediastinal shift andatelectasis in right lung. Mediastinal cyst was excised withright lateral thoracotomy and was reported as thymic cyst.The fact that patient was operated while two-day-old andrecovered is a rare condition in the literature. Accordingto our observations, excision of cystic lesions in babiesdeveloping acute respiratory failure and with deterioratinghealth condition may be life saving.

Özet

Timik kistler boyun ve mediastende görülebilen nadirbenign lezyonlardır. Bu yazıda nadir görülen bir durumolarak doğum sonrası solunum yetmezliği olan iki günlükbir hasta sunuldu. Patolojik incelemelerde mediastinalorganlarda kaymaya ve sağ akciğerde atelektaziye nedenolan, üst mediasten ve sağ toraksta bulunan kistik biryapı görüldü. Mediastinal kist sağ lateral torakotomi ileeksize edildi ve timik kist olarak raporlandı. Hastanıniki günlük iken ameliyat edilip iyileşmesi literatürdenadir bir durumdur. Gözlemlerimize göre, özellikle akutsolunum yetmezliği gelişen ve sağlık durumu kötüleşenbebeklerde kistik lezyonların eksizyonu hayat kurtarıcıolabilir.

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AYDIN, M. S., KÜRKÇÜOĞLU, İ. C., YALÇIN, F., ŞEKER, A., SAK, Z. H. A., ESER, İ., ŞAMİL, G., UÇAR, Ş. (2022). Thymic cyst causing acute respiratory failure and subtotal atelectasis in tw o-day-old baby: Case report. Türk Göğüs Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 2, 378–380. https://ajindex.com/articles/624567

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