Incomplete duplication of the esophagus: a case report.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-40795
ABSTRACT
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.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Esophagus
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Infant
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Mediastinal Emphysema
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Mediastinitis
Language:
English
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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