Incomplete duplication of the esophagus: a case report.
A case of incomplete duplication of the esophagus diagnosed in a 20-month-old girl with an esophageal perforation is presented. X-ray films of the chest showed pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema. A water soluble contrast esophagogram revealed a contrast leakage from the cervical esophagus to the thoracic inlet. The endoscopic findings are described. Complete resection of the esophageal duplication was effective.
Chiengkriwate
Piyawan
P
Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkla 90110, Thailand. chiengkriwate_piyawan@hotmail.com
Patrapinyokul
Sakda
S
Rergkliang
Chareonkiat
C
Chittithaworn
Vorawit
V
Sangkhathat
Surasak
S
D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography