Symptomatic mucocele of a surgically excluded esophagus.
Isolated esophageal segments following esophageal bypass surgery may develop into mucus-filled dilatations (mucoceles) of the esophagus. They usually remain small and asymptomatic. This report describes a patient who developed a symptomatic esophageal mucocele 1 year after surgical exclusion of the thoracic esophagus for Boerhaave's syndrome.
van Till
J W O
JW
Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. j.w.vansandick@wanadoo.nl
van Sandick
J W
JW
Cardozo
M Lopes
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Obertop
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D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome