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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:1310-1311
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Ulcerated mucocele of the esophagus in a child

Leopoldo Martínez, MDa*, Juan A. Tovar, MD, PhDa

a Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain

Accepted for publication September 28, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Martínez, Departamento de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, Spain
e-mail: jatovar{at}hulp.insalud.es

A mucocele of an excluded esophagus is an unusual complication of esophageal surgery for atresia in childhood. We present here a 13-year-old boy with an infected mucocele and briefly discuss the symptoms, management, and pathologic findings of this rare lesion.






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