RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Back Pain With A Congenital Cyst Of The Esophagus
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 275
OP 278
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2.4.275
VO 2
IS 4
A1 Huff, David
A1 Adams, Gary
A1 Schoepfle, Walter J.
YR 1989
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/2/4/275.abstract
AB We report a 31-year-old man with a bronchogenic type of congenital esophageal cyst, which was discovered in the course of diagnostic evaluation for thoracic back pain, fever, and diarrhea. He was treated successfully by surgical excision of the cyst. The embryology, classification, and symptoms of esophageal cysts are reviewed, along with useful diagnostic tests and procedures. Ordinary radiography, computed tomography, sonography, and magnetic resonance imaging contribute to diagnostic accuracy. Special mention is made of percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsy (PNAB) as an adjunct diagnostic procedure. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice.