title: Acute respiratory distress caused by esophageal duplication canceration in an adult.
abstract: Esophageal duplication (ED) in adults is rare, and ED canceration is very rare. We report a case of acute respiratory embarrassment caused by ED with squamous carcinoma in a 39-year-old man and a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Beijing, Unit 5, Nan Men Cang, District of Dong Cheng, Beijing, 100700, PR China. ljf200809@yahoo.cn
authors.forename: Ji-fu
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D059186:Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016629:Esophagectomy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy