A Case of Tubular Esophageal Duplication.
- Author:
Byung Soo KIM
;
Kyung Ah NOH
;
Hyun Chul PARK
;
Jong Jae PARK
;
Tae Jin SONG
;
Jin Hai HYUN
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Esophagus;
Humans;
Hunger;
Male
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1990;10(1):33-35
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Esophageal duplication is the congenital developmental anomaly manifestated as cystic or tubular type. The tubular esophageal duplication found at adult is extremely rare. A patient with tubular esophageal duplication is reported. A 37 years old male developed epigastric pain aggravated at hunger state from 2 monthes before administration. Gastrofiberscopy was done, and we could found the tubular esophageal duplication at 25 cm from incisiors. Esophagogram exposed the tunnel communicated with right anterior side of normal esophagus at upper and lower part of the tubular pathway with the length of 6 cm at T4-5 level. The microscopic finding of the tubular lumen revealed normal esophageal wall structure involving the outer part of muscle layer. Surgical resection was not done for the lesion was small and no symptom due to esophageal duplication was present. And so, the authors report this case as a tubular esophageal duplication with a literature review.
