SynthesisWorld journal of surgery2022
Esophageal Duplication Cysts in 97 Adult Patients: A Systematic Review.
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- Comments on Extensive Esophageal Duplication in New Zealand Adult Male Demonstrated on Endoscopy and Barium Swallow With Valsalva Maneuver.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Article
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- Successful resection of a large duplication cyst via retropleural thoracotomy approach in a 3-month-old infant from Kabul, Afghanistan: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Case Report: Giant esophageal duplication cyst mimicking cardiac compression in an adult.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Factors Favoring Esophagectomy for Communicating Duplication Cysts.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2025Article
- A Diagnostic Dilemma of Esophageal Duplication Cyst in a Patient With Rectal Cancer: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Advanced endoscopic techniques for esophageal duplication cyst treatment: beyond surgery.VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2025Review
- Surgical management of a cervical oesophageal duplication cyst with tracheal communication in a dog.The Journal of small animal practice · 2025Article
- Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasound and CT Scan in the Diagnosis of Esophageal Duplication Cysts.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2024Article
- Fetal large tubular oesophageal duplication cyst: A case report.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2024Article
- Simultaneous occurrence of extralobar pulmonary sequestration, esophageal duplication, and bronchogenic cysts in a Chinese child: a rare case report.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Severe dysphagia due to an esophageal duplication cyst in sixth decade, unusual presentation of a rare pathology.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Article
- Spontaneous self-expulsion of an oesophageal duplication cyst.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2023Article
- Esophageal duplication cysts: a clinical practice review.Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) · 2023Review
- Surgical indications for mediastinal cysts-a narrative review.Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundEsophageal duplication cysts are a rare congenital cystic malformation from faulty intrauterine recanalization of the esophagus during the 4-8 MATERIALS AND
methodsFollowing the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review was performed by searching published literature in various databases. Data from 97 reported case reports were pooled to present a descriptive and statistical analysis.
resultsPatient population was composed of 51(52.5%) males and 46 (47.5%) females, and mean ages was 42.3 years (18-77). Distal cysts were the most prevalent. Seventy-nine (81.4%) patients were symptomatic; common symptoms included dysphagia, chest pain, cough and weight loss. Fifteen (15.5%) patients were treated conservatively and 75 (84.5%) by surgical treatment, among them thoracotomy in 30 (30.9%) patients and VATS in 17 (17.5%) patients. Mean length of hospital stay was 8.6 days (range: 1-26 days). One fatality was registered. Location, unlike size, was not found to influence presenting symptoms or treatment employed. Frequency of conservative treatment was not significantly different between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. Open approaches were associated with longer stays than their minimally invasive counterparts.
conclusionEsophageal duplication cysts remain rare in adults and are frequently located in the distal esophagus. Larger cysts are more likely to cause symptoms. Various surgical techniques may successfully be employed in the treatment of this pathology. Minimally invasive procedures have a shorter hospital stay.
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