Weon Jenny L, Megison Stephen, Timmons Charles F, Rakheja Dinesh
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Children's Health, Dallas, TX, USA.
Int J Surg Pathol. 2021 Dec;29(8):847-849. doi: 10.1177/10668969211002255. Epub 2021 Mar 12.
We describe a previously unreported bronchopulmonary foregut malformation wherein a segment of a bronchus of the lower lobe of the left lung in a 4-year-old girl was entirely esophageal in structure. No communication was identified between the tracheobronchial tree and the esophagus by radiologic examination or at surgery. The esophagus-like bronchus was associated with an adjacent atretic bronchus and a downstream cavity in the lower lobe of the left lung. The child sought clinical attention because of recurrent pulmonary infections localized to the lower lobe of the lung. We posit that this esophagus-like bronchus is a novel noncommunicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformation.
我们描述了一种此前未报道过的支气管肺前肠畸形，其中一名4岁女孩左肺下叶的一段支气管在结构上完全呈食管样。通过放射学检查或手术，未发现气管支气管树与食管之间存在连通。这种食管样支气管与相邻的闭锁支气管以及左肺下叶的下游空洞相关。该患儿因肺部下叶反复发生局部感染而就医。我们认为这种食管样支气管是一种新型的非连通性支气管肺前肠畸形。
