PROGRESSIVE DYSPHONIA AND ACUTE RESPIRATORY-FAILURE - REVEALING A BRONCHOGENIC CYST

We report the case of a 17-year old girl presenting a 3-month history of progressive dysphonia, and ultimately acute respiratory failure. CT scan and bronchoscopy showed severe extrinsic compression of the cari na and of the left main stem bronchus. Emergency thoracotomy was perfo rmed permitting complete resection of an intra mural oesophageal bronc hogenic cyst. The post operative course was uneventful except a persis tent dysphonia. Dysphonia is an exceptional early symptom of bronchoge nic cyst located in the oesophageal wall. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B. V.