Partial Laparoscopic Resection of Inflamed Mediastinal Esophageal Duplication Cyst
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy Percutaneous techniques |
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| Field | Surgery incl. transplantology |
| Keywords | oesophageal duplication cyst; secondary infection; laparoscopy; endoscopy |
| Description | We present a case of a 54-year-old woman who underwent a scuccessful partial laparoscopic resection of a secondary inflamed oesophageal duplication cyst localized in the lower posterior mediastinum. Laparoscopic approach was used for the surgical treatment of the intrathoracic oesophageal duplication cyst for the first time. The standard surgical treatment uses thoracotomy or thoracoscopy, but the localization of the cyst in the lower mediastinum enables the laparoscopic approach as it is demostrated. Moreover, laparoscopy minimizes the risk of postoperative inflammatory complications in the pleural cavity expecially after the surgery of secondary inflamed cysts. |