Tubular duplication of the oesophagus presenting with dysphagia

Saha AK, Kundu AK
Correspondence: Dr Ashis Kumar Saha, asissaha2008@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
Duplications of the alimentary tract are rare congenital malformations, with the ileum being the most commonly affected site, followed by the oesophagus. Among oesophageal duplications, cystic duplication is the most common and the tubular variety, the rarest. Herein, we report a rare case of tubular oesophageal duplication, complicated by adenosquamous carcinoma at the lower end of the oesophagus, in a 32-year-old man who presented with progressive dysphagia. Although proton pump inhibitors may relieve dysphagia, oesophagectomy and gastric interpositioning should be the first-line treatment for patients with tubular oesophageal duplication, in order to reduce the risk of malignant transformation at the lower end of the oesophagus.

Keywords: dysphagia, oesophagus, tubular duplication
Singapore Med J 2014; 55(6): e90-e92; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013261

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