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Esophageal duplication

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A developmental disorder in which there is a duplication of a portion of the muscle and submucosa of the esophagus without epithelial duplication. [ HPO:probinson PMID:10464795 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • UMLS:C0266135
  • SNOMEDCT_US:66865009
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Esophageal duplication is a rare cause of mediastinal mass. An esophageal duplication may be a simple epithelial cyst or duplication that contains muscle and submucosa but not epithelium. In most cases, the duplication is located in the lower thrid of the esophagus, and the most common associated symptom is difficulty in swallowing. Esophageal duplication occurs because of maldevelopment of the posterior division of embryonic foregut.

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doelkens

creation date

2010-12-30T02:08:38Z

definition

A developmental disorder in which there is a duplication of a portion of the muscle and submucosa of the esophagus without epithelial duplication.

id

HP:0100681