title: Oesophageal duplication cyst mimicking hydatid cyst in endemic areas.
abstract: The cystic appearance of both oesophageal duplications and pulmonary hydatid cysts can cause a misdiagnosis very easily due to rarity of cystic oesophageal duplications beside the higher incidence of hydatid cyst, especially in endemic areas. Here we report a 7-year-old girl with an oesophageal duplication cyst on the left side misdiagnosed as a hydatid cyst. The aim of the study is to report rare oesophageal duplications in the differential diagnosis of intrathoracic cysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Istambul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Istambul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Basak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erginel
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Istambul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Istambul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cetin Ali
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Karadag
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Istambul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nihat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sever
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Istambul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Ihsan
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Dokucu
keywords: hydatid cyst; oesophageal duplication