Late presentation of esophageal bronchus in a patient with contralateral pulmonary hypoplasia: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Esophageal bronchus typically manifests in early childhood in the form of persistent atelectasis and repeated infections. However, in cases of stenotic bronchi, clinical signs may be unspecific, which requires multiple complementary tests and involves a high diagnostic suspicion. Late diagnosis usually leads to pulmonary resection. However, the latter is well tolerated even in patients with respiratory and cardiac pathologies. Patients with complex malformations benefit from preoperative planning with 3D reconstructions.