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Thoracoscopic resection of esophageal duplication cysts
F A M Herbella1, P Tedesco, R Muthusamy
1Departments of Surgery and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0790, USA.
Abstract:
Esophageal duplication is a rare congenital esophageal disorder. Surgical excision is the standard treatment for symptomatic esophageal duplication cysts. Traditionally, the resection is accomplished via thoracotomy; however, a minimally invasive approach is possible, avoiding the long hospital stay, the discomfort and the long recovery time due to a thoracotomy. The authors describe two cases of esophageal duplication resected via a left thoracoscopic approach.
