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Incomplete duplication of the esophagus: a case report

SUMMARY

Double lumen esophagus is a very rare disease. Approximately 20 cases have been reported in the past. Dysphagia and odynophagia are common symptoms. Symptomatic management is the mainstay of treatment.We report a extremely rare case of 57-year-old woman with a incomplete duplication of the esophagus. Patient‘s symptoms are dysphagia with solid food, regurgitation of great amount of the liquid and chest pain. The exact diagnosis is make by X-ray films of the chest with a water soluble contrast esophagogram, esophagogastroscopyand computed tomography (CT) of the thorax . For its rarity, this case is reported and review about literature of double lumen esophagus.

Keywords: esophagus, incomplete esophageal duplication.