ESOPHAGEAL DUPLICATION CYST WITH ESOPHAGEAL WEB AND TRACHEOESOPHAGEALFISTULA

The authors report the case of lower cervical/upper thoracic esophagea l duplication associated with an obstructing esophageal web. This pres ented in the newborn period as an esophageal atresia. Initial resectio n of the web and closure of the fistula were performed. The duplicatio n was excised electively at 2 months of age. Persistent symptomatic tr acheomalacia required aortopexy, after which the child recovered uneve ntfully. There are only three other reports (four cases) in the litera ture of esophageal atresia (or variants) associated with esophageal du plication. Copyright (C) 1996 by W.B. Saunders Company