title: Laparoscopic resection of intra-abdominal esophageal duplication cyst.
abstract: Esophageal duplication cysts are frequently encountered in the mediastinum and rarely in the abdomen. A case of laparoscopic resection of an intra-abdominal esophageal duplication cyst is reported. An incidental 4.5 x 4.0 x 3.5-cm, well-circumscribed, homogenous mass anterior to the intra-abdominal esophagus was detected on staging CT examinations for breast cancer in a 51-year-old woman. Laparoscopic resection of the lesion was performed after completion of breast-conserving surgery and whole breast irradiation. The defect of the muscular layer of the esophagus caused by the complete removal of the lesion required repair with muscular sutures. It was helpful to inspect the integrity of the esophageal wall repair by examining the exterior wall of the esophagus laparoscopically while insufflating air into the esophageal lumen through a fiberoptic esophagoscope. A laparoscopic approach utilizing intraoperative esophagoscopy is easy and safe for removal of intra-abdominal esophageal duplication cysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiwa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kin
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Higaki
authors.forename: Hyung-Eun
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Shoki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mikata
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imakita
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kamiike
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged