Spontaneous self-expulsion of an oesophageal duplication cyst

Nara Lee; Sanjeev Sabharwal; Derrick Tee; Deepak Dhatrak; Andrew Ruszkiewicz

doi:10.1002/jgh3.12912

Spontaneous self-expulsion of an oesophageal duplication cyst

JGH Open. 2023 May 22;7(6):453-455. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12912. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Authors

Nara Lee¹, Sanjeev Sabharwal², Derrick Tee³, Deepak Dhatrak¹, Andrew Ruszkiewicz^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Anatomical Pathology Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA Pathology Adelaide South Australia Australia.
² Paragon Medical Centre Solitaire Medical Group Adelaide South Australia Australia.
³ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Lyell McEwin Hospital Adelaide South Australia Australia.
⁴ School of Medicine The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia.
⁵ School of Pharmacy and Medical Science University of South Australia Adelaide South Australia Australia.

Abstract

A case report of an oesophageal duplication cyst in an adult patient with chronic cough and presenting with a "coughed out lump". This is an unusual presentation highlighting the importance of considering congenital duplication cysts in patients with chronic cough and no obvious respiratory cause.

Keywords: congenital cyst; duplication cyst; oesophagus.