title: Thoracoscopic resection of esophageal duplication cysts.
abstract: Esophageal duplication is a rare congenital esophageal disorder. Surgical excision is the standard treatment for symptomatic esophageal duplication cysts. Traditionally, the resection is accomplished via thoracotomy; however, a minimally invasive approach is possible, avoiding the long hospital stay, the discomfort and the long recovery time due to a thoracotomy. The authors describe two cases of esophageal duplication resected via a left thoracoscopic approach.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0790, USA.
authors.forename: F A M
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Herbella
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tedesco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muthusamy
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Patti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome