HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Personal Folders Download to citation manager Permission Requests Google Scholar Articles by Cheng, Y.-J. Articles by Chang, P.-C. PubMed Articles by Cheng, Y.-J. Articles by Chang, P.-C. Related Collections Esophagus - other

---

Case Reports

Esophageal Mucocele With Compression of the Right Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve 20 Years After Surgical Intervention for Caustic Esophagitis

^a Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, E-DA Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
^b Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, E-DA Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan

Accepted for publication May 6, 2010.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr PC Chang, 1, Yi-Da Road, Jiau-shu Tsuen, Yan-chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County 824, Taiwan (Email: dyno910076{at}hotmail.com).

A 48-year-old woman presented with 3 days of hoarseness and 1 week of unrelenting back pain. Her medical history was remarkable for an esophageal operation 20 years before to repair damage from caustic esophagitis. The computed tomography scan identified a large esophageal mucocele. Resection of the remaining intrathoracic esophagus was required for complete resolution of the patient's symptoms.