title: Esophagectomy for a rapidly progressing esophageal duplication cyst.
abstract: Esophageal duplication cysts are rare and frequently asymptomatic anomalies of the adult gastrointestinal tract that are often misdiagnosed in clinical practice. Identifying the unique features of esophageal duplication cysts is therefore important. We report a unique case of esophageal duplication cyst in a 52-year-old woman with rapidly progressing chest pain and dysphagia. The cyst was found to share, in part, a remarkably inflammatory and edematous inner lining with the esophagus. Enucleation was not feasible, and therefore, esophagectomy was performed. The only long-term side effect that occurred after 44 months of follow-up examinations was slight acid reflux esophagitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Li-Cheng
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Qiang-Xiu
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China. Electronic address: sdphwz@163.com.
authors.forename: Zhou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D018450:Disease Progression; D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome