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Upper gastrointestinal series and computed tomography of the abdomen in an elderly women demonstrated a large multiloculated mass in the left subphrenic space that communicated with the fundus. The resected specimen showed histopathological features of bronchopulmonary foregut malformation.
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Braffman, B., Keller, R., Gendal, E.S. et al. Subdiaphragmatic bronchogenic cyst with gastric communication. Gastrointest Radiol 13, 309–311 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889087
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