The management of Foregut Duplication Cyst : Journey from Antenatal period of diagnosis to Postnatal definitive management along with review of literature.

Dr Kalpesh Onkar Patil

Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2020

The management of Foregut Duplication Cyst : Journey from Antenatal period of diagnosis to Postnatal definitive management along with review of literature.

Dr Kalpesh Onkar Patil

Abstract :

Foregut duplications are rare developmental anomalies and relatively very few cases are diagnosed prenatally on fetal sonography. It is one of the causes of acute respiratory distress in infancy and childhood(1, 2). Many theories proposed that foregut duplications are originating from failure of developing vacuoles to coalesce into the developing esophagus (3,4). The presentation of foregut duplication cysts may be intimately related to esophagus intra–thoracic or completely separated swelling .There may be associated spinal deformities as verteal defects (5). Introduction Maximum cases of intra thoracic foregut duplications occur in posterior mediastinum. Being a rare developmental anomaly with rare anticipation on prenatal sonography, multimodal approach and closed monitoring is very much mandatory. Here presenting a case of such foregut duplication cyst diagnosed on prenatal fetal sonography scan and journey from antenatal presentation to postnatal period till complete surgical repair of lesion done.