Needlescopic Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery for Paraesophageal Bronchogenic Cyst

The authors report an adult with a paraesophageal bronchogenic cyst which was encountered incidentally during a routine chest roentgenogram in a health examination. Needlescopic video-assisted thoracic surgery was successfully utilized to remove the bronchogenic cyst that was densely adherent to the adjacent esophagus. After operation, the patient had an uneventful recovery and a normal esophagogram, and was discharged on postoperative day 4. Our present case suggests that needlescopic video-assisted thoracic surgery provides a more minimally invasive technique with the same safety profile as conventional thoracoscopic surgery in managing mediastinal masses.