Oesophageal duplication cyst: an unusual cause of retrosternal pain and dysphagia in an adult

Javan NG, Debnath J, Kumar A, Das CJ
Correspondence: Dr Chandan Jyoti Das, dascj@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT
Oesophageal duplication cysts in adults are a rare entity and are mostly asymptomatic. We describe the imaging findings in a rare case of oesophageal duplication cyst simulating cold abscess, causing retrosternal pain and dysphagia in a 25-year-old man.

Keywords: congenital oesophageal anomaly, duplication cyst, oesophageal duplication cyst, oesophagus
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e242-4