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Case Reports
. 2013 Jan;9(1):34-6.
doi: 10.4103/0972-9941.107137.

Laparoscopic excision of intra-abdominal oesophageal duplication cyst in a child

Vijay C Pujar  1 , Santosh Kurbet, Deepak K Kaltari
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Case Reports

Laparoscopic excision of intra-abdominal oesophageal duplication cyst in a child

Vijay C Pujar et al. J Minim Access Surg. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Duplication cyst; laparoscopy; oesophageal.

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Figure 1
Port sites marked with cyst position
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Figure 2
Intraoperative view of cyst
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Figure 3
Excised cyst
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