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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 287-289 |
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Foregut duplication cyst: An unusual presentation during childhood
Ahmad Hammoud, Mohammad Hourani, Mouniat Akoum, Mariam Rajab
Department of Pediatrics, Makassed General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Correspondence Address:
Ahmad Hammoud
Department of Pediatrics, Makassed General Hospital, Riad El-Solh Street, P.O. 6301, Beirut 11072210
Lebanon
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.97213
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Congenital duplications can occur anywhere in the GIT, one third of all duplications are foregut duplications (esophagus, stomach, first and second part of duodenum). Respiratory symptoms are the most common symptoms in foregut duplications, most cases present with respiratory distress which may be present from birth, or symptoms may be insidious with cough, wheeze, or recurrent respiratory infections. We are presenting a 2-year-old boy presenting with cough and fever. Radiological investigation showed left mediastinal mass that was removed by excisional biopsy and revealed an esophageal cyst. Cough with or without fever could be rare presentations for esophageal cyst. |
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