title: [Respiratory insufficiency due to duplications of the oesophagus].
abstract: Duplications of the oesophagus are uncommon congenital malformations with possible occurrence in any part of the gastrointestinal tract. The duplications may be cysts, diverticula or tubular-shaped. Cysts may even occur further away from the gastrointestinal tract, not necessarily having contact with it. I present a patient case, in which a 13-month-old child was brought to the emergency room due to gradually increasing dyspnea. The child made a full recovery after the surgical procedure.
authors.forename: Reijo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luoma
mesh_terms: D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*