All issues > Volume 33(1); 1990

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(1):111-116. Published online January 31, 1990.

A Case of Congenital Esophageal Duplication Cyst.

Kyoung Hoon Choi¹, Chung Ah Whang¹, Byung Ju Jeaung¹, Kyu Earn Kim¹, Ki Young Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Received: September 9, 1989;  Accepted: September 9, 1989.

Abstract

A case of congenital esophageal duplication cyst has been studied in a 10-month old male Korean infant. He had suffered from cough, fever and dyspnea since 4 months of age, and he had been admitted 4 times to other hospitals before he visited severance hospital due to aggravated cough and dyspnea. An esophagogram and computed tomogram of chest were done and a post-tracheal mass was foung. He was successfully treated with open thoracotomy and cystectomy. It is necessary to perform an esophagogram if upper respiratory obstructive disease is continued. This report is the first description of a congenital esophageal duplication cyst in Korea which caused severe respiratory difficulty. A brief review of related literature is presented.

Keywords :Congenital esophageal duplication cyst Esophagogram