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Duplication, Esophagus

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Congenital duplications; Gastrointestinal duplication cyst

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Gastrointestinal duplication (GD) is a rare congenital anomaly that arises during early embryonic development and may occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract, from the mouth to the anus.

The cause of GD remains unclear. The most popular theory is the abnormal recanalization hypothesis. During the sixth week of fetal development, a proliferation of epithelium completely occludes the lumen of the gut, and vacuoles develop within the occluded lumen. Vacuoles coalesce until the lumen of the gut tube is fully recanalized. Duplication may occur due to an abnormal persistence of vacuoles. Other hypotheses include persistent embryologic diverticulum, bronchopulmonary foregut malformations, or intrauterine vascular accidents.

There are two general types of GD. Cystic duplications account for approximately 80% of cases, are spherical in shape, and have no communication with the bowel lumen. Tubular...

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  • Banner, K., Helft, S., Kadam, J., Miah, A., & Kaushik, N. (2008). An unusual cause of dysphagia in a young woman: Esophageal duplication cyst. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 68(4), 793.

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  • Long, J., Orlando, R. Esophageal duplication. In Sleisenger and Fordtran’s gastrointestinal and liver disease (9th edn, p. 671). Saunders Elsevier.

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  • Olajide, A. R., Yisau, A., Abdulraseed, N., Kashim, I., Olaniyi, A., & Morohunfade, A. (2010). Gastrointestinal duplications: Experience in seven children and review of the literature. Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 16(2), 105–109.

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  • Tahri, N. (2012). Complete endoscopic management of tubular esophageal duplication in a young woman. Endoscopy, 44, E261–E262.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, IPOLFG, E.P.E., Rua Professor Lima Basto, 1099-023, Lisbon, Portugal

    Susana Mão de Ferro & Miguel Serrano

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  1. Susana Mão de Ferro
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  1. Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Centro Hospitalar São João and Ipatimup/i3S, Porto, Portugal

    Fátima Carneiro

  2. Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa de Francisco Gentil, Lisbon, Portugal

    Paula Chaves

  3. Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

    Paula Chaves

  4. Department of Pathology, Ankara University Medical School, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey

    Arzu Ensari

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Mão de Ferro, S., Serrano, M. (2017). Duplication, Esophagus. In: Carneiro, F., Chaves, P., Ensari, A. (eds) Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40560-5_1584

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