title: Bleeding esophageal duplication detected in utero.
abstract: Peptic complications in duplications of the alimentary tract may occur when the duplication is lined by gastric mucosa. These complications commonly develop in the first year of life. We report a case of a bleeding esophageal duplication in a fetus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peiper
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lambrecht
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kluth
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hüneke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal