Catalog

Duplication of oesophagus

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Duplication of oesophagus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1244532909

This is an embryologic duplication of a portion of oesophagus and most are diagnosed in childhood. This may be simple epithelial cysts close to the functioning oesophagus (Duplication cyst) or duplications (tubular) that contain muscle and submucosa but not epithelium and communicate with the effective oesophagus. Most (60%) occur in lower 1/3 of oesophagus and most commonly associated with difficulty swallowing.