纵隔肠源性囊肿 ,也叫食管囊肿 ,是一种少见的先天性畸形。患儿多以呼吸系统症状就诊 ,新生儿和小婴儿常表现为呼吸窘迫 ,无症状者多在胸部X线检查时发现胸内肿块和 (或 )伴椎体畸形而诊断。我们近 2 0年间收治 37例纵隔肠源性囊肿 ,现总结诊治经验如下。1　资料与方法1 1　临 Mediastinal gland cyst, also called esophageal cyst, is a rare congenital malformation. Most children with respiratory symptoms, newborns and small infants often manifested as respiratory distress, asymptomatic and more in the chest X-ray examination found intrathoracic mass and (or) with vertebral body deformity and diagnosis. We have treated 37 cases of mediastinal gland cysts in the recent 20 years. We have summarized the experience of diagnosis and treatment as follows. 1 Materials and Methods 1 1 Pro