Open AccessLaparoscopic excision of intra-abdominal oesophageal duplication cyst in a child
Author(s) -
Vijay C Pujar,
Santosh B Kurbet,
Deepak Kaltari
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.107137
Subject(s) - gene duplication , medicine , cyst , anus , alimentary tract , surgery , biology , biochemistry , gene
Duplication cysts are congenital cystic malformation of the alimentary tract consisting of a duplication of the segment to which it is adjacent. It can occur anywhere from mouth to anus. Oesophageal duplication cysts comprise 4% of the same. Of these, total intra-abdominal oesophageal duplication cysts are extremely rare. On review of literature, only 3 case reports of total intra-abdominal oesophageal duplication managed laparoscopically are found. All these cases were adults. We report the first paediatric case of intra-abdominal oesophageal duplication cyst excised laparoscopically.