Case Report

Laparoscopic Resection of an Intra-Abdominal Esophageal Duplication Cyst: A Case Report and Literature Review

Table 1

Published case reports of intra-abdominal esophageal duplication cyst.

ReferenceYearAgeSexSymptomsLocationSize (cm)Treatment

(1) Ruffin and Hansen [7]198938FEpigastric pain, nausea, and vomitDistal esophagus4Resection
(2)Harvell et al. [8]199657FEpigastric painSuperior border of the body of pancreas2.2Laparoscopic resection
(3)Karahasanoglu et al. [9]199751MDysphagia, weight loss, and epigastric painSubdiaphragm11Esophagogastrectomy
(4)Janssen and Fiedler [10]199856FIncidental (staging CT for rectal tumor)Superior to the left kidney8Open resection
(5)Rathaus and Feinberg [11]20005FEpigastric painBetween the left lobe of the liver and the cardia1Open resection
(6)Nelms et al. [12]200244MLow back painDiaphragmatic crura7Laparoscopic resection
(7) Vijayaraghavan and Belagavi [13]200270FIncidental (retching, giddiness, and headache)Midline between the stomach and liver7.5Open resection
(8)Noguchi et al. [14]200326FIncidental (anal bleeding)Right anterior wall of the distal esophagus4Laparoscopic resection with esophageal repair (Nissen)
(9)Kin et al. [15]200351FIncidental (staging CT for breast cancer)Diaphragmatic crura4.5Laparoscopic resection with intraoperative esophagoscopy
(10)Sakurai et al. [16]200662MDysphagia, upper abdominal painBifurcation of the trachea through the proximal portion of the stomach15Resection, thoracotomy followed by laparotomy
(11)Martin et al. [17]200750FLeft flank painInferior portion of the pancreatic body/tail and the transverse mesocolon6.5Open resection
(12)Martin et al. [17]200760MEpigastric pain, gastric outlet obstructionDorsal to the second portion of the duodenum and the pancreatic head10Open resection
(13)Aldrink and Kenney [18]20112MIncidental (in laparoscopic fundoplication)Anterior portion of the gastroesophageal junction3Laparoscopic resection with fundoplication
(14)Gümüş et al. [19]201118FDyspeptic complaintsLower end of the esophagus adjacent to the liver4.2Open resection
(15)Bhamidipati et al. [20]201369MIncidental (CT for diverticulitis)Gastroesophageal junction4.4Laparoscopic resection
(16)Pujar et al. [21]201313FPain in epigastric regionGastroesophageal junction below the left lobe of the liver5Laparoscopic resection
(17)Mori et al. [22]20139MIncidental (CT for hematuria)Ventral surface of the abdominal esophagus2Laparoscopic resection
(18)Castelijns et al. [23]201420MNausea, colic painGastroesophageal junction3.2Laparoscopic resection
(19)Our case201450MEpigastric pain, dysphagiaIntra-abdominal esophagus extending to the distal thoracic esophagus3.5Laparoscopic resection with intraoperative esophagoscopy

CT, computed tomography.