Antenatal identification of a cervical oesophageal duplication

Duplications of the alimentary tract can occur from mouth to anus, and ofte n are undetected until they present with complications. We report duplicati on of the cervical oesophagus presenting as dyspnoea and strider in a two y ear old. In retrospect, this had been detected on ultrasound antenatally, b ut no specific diagnosis had been made. We review the present literature to raise awareness of duplication as one cause of cysts identified antenatall y in this region.