Multidisciplinary Surgical Care for a Cervical Esophageal Duplication Cyst

Harikrishan S Sachdev; Andrew Well; James Attra; Carlos Mery; Charles D Fraser; Neil Venardos

doi:10.1177/21501351241294234

Multidisciplinary Surgical Care for a Cervical Esophageal Duplication Cyst

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 Nov 14:21501351241294234. doi: 10.1177/21501351241294234. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Harikrishan S Sachdev^{1

2}, Andrew Well^{1

3}, James Attra^{3

4}, Carlos Mery^{1

3}, Charles D Fraser^{1

3}, Neil Venardos^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, Dell Children's Medical Center and UT Health Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
² Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
³ Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
⁴ Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA.

PMID: 39540261
DOI: 10.1177/21501351241294234

Abstract

We present a case of a three-month-old male who presented with a cervical esophageal duplication cyst requiring early surgical intervention. The patient presented with feeding difficulties, poor weight gain, and respiratory distress. Due to the position of the cervical esophageal duplication cyst and airway compression, this unique case required a multidisciplinary surgical approach involving both otolaryngology and cardiothoracic surgery.