title: [Duplication of the gastrointestinal tract: a report of a rare case of mediastinal cyst].
abstract: An unusual case of alimentary tract duplication located in the left anterior mediastinum and observed in a 37-year-old woman is reported. Resection of the lesion through a left thoracotomy approach was resolutive and followed by an excellent long term outcome. Etiology, diagnosis and therapeutic problems as well as differential diagnosis with benign and malignant chest lesions of adult population are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: I Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luciani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mingoli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Modini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marzano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Civitelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iascone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013908:Thoracotomy
vernacular_title: Duplicazione del tratto gastrointestinale: descrizione di un raro caso di cisti mediastinica.