title: Laparoscopic resection of intra-abdominal esophageal duplication cyst near spleen: a case report.
abstract: Esophageal duplication cysts (EDCs) are congenital malformations of the posterior primitive foregut and often within the thoracic esophagus. Here we describe a rare case of intra-abdominal EDC near spleen in a 20-year-old female patient with a complaint of an asymptomatic abdominal mass for 5 years. The diagnosis of intra-abdominal EDC was confirmed by the Ultrasonography (US) and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well as Histological examination. Then the patient was received the laparoscopic resection and recovered well after the operation. We conclude that the laparoscopic resection is considered to be feasible and a reasonable treatment for intra-abdominal esophageal duplication cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Zhejiang, P. R. China ; Fu-Xue Xiang, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Lidong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Zhejiang, P. R. China ; Fu-Xue Xiang, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Shengqiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Zhejiang, P. R. China ; Fu-Xue Xiang, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ruijie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Zhejiang, P. R. China ; Fu-Xue Xiang, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Dongdong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Zhejiang, P. R. China ; Fu-Xue Xiang, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Hongqi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Zhejiang, P. R. China ; Fu-Xue Xiang, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qitong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Zhejiang, P. R. China ; Fu-Xue Xiang, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University Zhejiang, P. R. China ; Fu-Xue Xiang, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yunfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shan
mesh_terms: D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Laparoscopic Resection; esophageal duplication cysts (EDCs); spleen