Korean J Gastrointest Endosc > Volume 10(1); 1990 > Article

Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1990;10(1): 33-35.

세관형 식도중복증 1예 ( A Case of Tubular Esophageal Duplication )

김병수, 노경아, 박현철, 박종재, 안태진, 현진해 (Byung Soo Kim, Kyung Ah Noh, Hyun Chul Park, Jong Jae Park, Tae Jin Song and Jin Hai Hyun)

Abstract

Esophageal duplication is the congenital developmental anomaly manifestated as cystic or tubular type. The tubular esophageal duplication found at adult is extremely rare. A patient with tubular esophageal duplication is reported. A 37 years old male developed epigastric pain aggravated at hunger state from 2 monthes before administration. Gastrofiberscopy was done, and we could found the tubular esophageal duplication at 25 cm from incisiors. Esophagogram exposed the tunnel communicated with right anterior side of normal esophagus at upper and lower part of the tubular pathway with the length of 6 cm at T4-5 level. The microscopic finding of the tubular lumen revealed normal esophageal wall structure involving the outer part of muscle layer. Surgical resection was not done for the lesion was small and no symptom due to esophageal duplication was present. And so, the authors report this case as a tubular esophageal duplication with a literature review.