Incomplete Duplication of the Esophagus: A Case Report
Piyawan Chiengkriwate, MD*, Sakda Patrapinyokul, MD*, Chareonkiat Rergkliang, MD**, Vorawit Chittithaworn, MD**, Surasak Sangkhathat, MD*
Affiliation : * Department of Surgery, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla ** Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla
A case of incomplete duplication of the esophagus diagnosed in a 20-month-old girl with an esophageal perforation is presented. X-ray films of the chest showed pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema. A water soluble contrast esophagogram revealed a contrast leakage from the cervical esophagus to the thoracic inlet. The endoscopic findings are described. Complete resection of the esophageal duplication was effective.
Keywords : Esophagus, Incomplete esophageal duplication, Mediastinitis, Pneumomediastinum
