title: Acute ruptured esophageal duplication cyst.
abstract: A 32-year-old man presented acutely with a ruptured esophageal duplication cyst. This is a rare complication from an unusual congenital condition. The case describes his clinical presentation, radiological investigation and surgical management. The pathology of the excised specimen is described and a literature review concludes that complete surgical resection of an esophageal duplication is always recommended, even if the condition is asymptomatic. Conventionally this is achieved via a thoracotomy, however thoracoscopic-assisted excision may have a role.
authors.affiliation: Flinders University Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Eu Ling
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Neo
authors.forename: David I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Justin R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bessell
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome