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Congenital Esophageal Duplication Cyst-A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and digestive systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2640-7477
DOI - 10.33140/jgds/02/03/00001
Subject(s) - respiratory distress , gene duplication , medicine , cyst , stridor , foregut , wheeze , biopsy , pediatrics , respiratory system , radiology , surgery , anatomy , biology , airway , biochemistry , gene
Alimentary tract duplication is a relatively rare congenital anomaly. Esophageal duplication cyst is an uncommon developmentalanomaly among them. Respiratory symptoms are the most common symptoms in foregut duplication, most case present withrespiratory distress which may be present from birth, or symptoms may insidious with cough, wheeze, or recurrent respiratoryinfection. We present a case of newly born baby with respiratory distress, which on radiological investigation showed leftmediastinal mass that was removed by excisional biopsy and final histopathology revealed an esophageal cyst.

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