• Indian pediatrics · May 2003

    Case Reports

    Infected esophageal duplication cyst simulating empyema.

    • Devendra Kumar, R Samujh, and K L N Rao.
    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Advanced Pediatric Center, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
    • Indian Pediatr. 2003 May 1; 40 (5): 423-5.

    AbstractDuplications of the esophagus are the second most common duplication of the gastrointestinal tract. The children with esophageal duplication cyst usually present with respiratory distress or as asymptomatic thoracic mass found on incidental chest x-ray. We report a case of infected esophageal duplication cyst initially confused with empyema in a two years old boy.

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