Department of Pediatric Surgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea.
J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Apr;48(4):873-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.12.046.
Esophageal duplication cysts are rare congenital cystic masses that may induce various symptoms. Complete surgical resection is the standard treatment. Although thoracoscopic resection has recently become more popular, cervical esophageal duplication cysts located at the upper third esophagus are difficult to excise via thoracoscopic approach. Here we present a case of a cervical esophageal duplication cyst in an infant, which could be resected via thoracoscopic approach only.
食管重复囊肿是一种罕见的先天性囊性肿块,可引起多种症状。完整的手术切除是标准的治疗方法。虽然胸腔镜切除术最近变得更加流行,但位于食管上段的颈段食管重复囊肿很难通过胸腔镜途径切除。在这里,我们介绍了一例婴儿颈段食管重复囊肿,该囊肿只能通过胸腔镜途径切除。