A 16‐month‐old boy vomits a double tongue: intraluminal duplication of the cervical esophagus in children

A 16‐month‐old boy presented with a story of stridor, solid dysphagia and a history of spectacular protrusion underneath his tongue which was mistaken by the parents for a snake's tongue! The radiological examinations showed a filling defect of the upper and middle third esophagus which compres...

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Published inDiseases of the esophagus Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 186 - 188
Main Authors Vasseur Maurer, S., Schwab, G., Osterheld, M. C., Reinberg, O., Joseph, J. M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.04.2008
Subjects
Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnosis
Abnormalities, Multiple - surgery
duplication
esophagus
Esophagus - abnormalities
Esophagus - surgery
Humans
Infant
inversed wall
Male
Tongue - abnormalities
Tongue - surgery
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Summary:A 16‐month‐old boy presented with a story of stridor, solid dysphagia and a history of spectacular protrusion underneath his tongue which was mistaken by the parents for a snake's tongue! The radiological examinations showed a filling defect of the upper and middle third esophagus which compressed the cervical trachea. This was found to be an intraluminal tubular esophageal duplication. Treatment by cervicotomy and unusual histological facts are presented.
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ISSN:1120-8694
1442-2050
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-2050.2007.00755.x