Table 3.
Published literature on minimally invasive surgery for adult oesophageal duplication cyst
| Authors (year) | Number of cases | Age/gender | Location of the cyst in the oesophagus | Cyst size (cm) | Approach | Technique of excision | Is resection complete? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surendran et al. (2020) (current series) | 6 | 38±4.4 years*/female:male - 4:2 | Mid-thoracic - 2 Lower thoracic - 4 |
5.7±2.02* | Right VATS - 3 Left VATS - 3 |
Enucleation - 2 Partial resection and cauterisation of the mucosa - 1 Endostapler - 3 |
Yes - 5 No - 1 |
| Mori et al. (2020)[25] | 1 | 64 years/female | Intra-abdominal part/OGJ | 7.0 | Laparoscopy | Enucleation | Yes |
| Darwish et al. (2019)[5] | 1 | 35 years/male | Lower thoracic - right side | 3.0×3.5×4.0 | Left VATS | Partial excision and stripping | Yes |
| Jmv et al. (2018)[16] | 1 | 45 years/female | Lower thoracic - left side | 4.6×4.3×4.2 | Laparoscopic transhiatal | Enucleation | Yes |
| Huang et al. (2015)[13] | 1 | 20 years/female | OGJ | 13.8×9.6×8.5 | Laparoscopy | N/M | N/M |
| Al-Riyami and Al-Sawafi (2015)[7] | 1 | 24 years/male | Lower thoracic - right side | 3.7×2.3×1.5 | Right VATS | N/M | Yes |
| Watanobe et al. (2015)[27] | 1 | 50 years/male | Lower thoracic - right side | 3.0×3.5×0.6 | Laparoscopic transhiatal | N/M | Yes |
| Castelijns et al. (2014)[30] | 1 | 20 years/male | Intra-abdominal part/OGJ | 3.0×3.0×2.5 | Laparoscopy | Endostapler | Yes |
| Kozu et al. (2014)[8] | 1 | 47 years/female | Lower thoracic | 2.5 | VATS† | N/M | Yes |
| Lu et al. (2012)[28] | 1 | 22 years/male | Lower thoracic | 6.6×6.4×6.0 | Laparoscopic transhiatal | Aspiration and enucleation | Yes |
| Takemura et al (2011)[9] | 1 | 21 years/female | Mid-thoracic - left side | 3.5×3.5 | Right VATS | Endostapler | Yes |
| Ruiz-Tovar et al. (2010)[26] | 1 | 25 years/male | Lower thoracic | 4.0×5.0 | Right VATS | Enucleation | Yes |
| Kang et al. (2008)[6] | 1 | 53 years/female | Mid-lower thoracic - right side | 3.0 | Right VATS | Endostapler | Yes |
| Zdenek et al. (2007)[29] | 1 | 54 years/female | Intra-abdominal part | 10×4×4 | Laparoscopic transhiatal | Partial resection | No |
| Herbella et al. (2006)[10] | 2 | 30 years/female 35 years/male |
Lower thoracic - posterior Lower thoracic - right side |
N/M | Left VATS Left VATS |
Enucleation Enucleation |
Yes |
| Ringley et al. (2006)[22] | 1 | 23 years/female | Lower thoracic - right side | 2.1×2.2 | Robot-assisted transhiatal | Enucleation | Yes |
*Values expressed in mean±SD, †Side of the VATS not mentioned. ODC: Oesophageal duplication cyst, VATS: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, OGJ: Oesophago-gastric junction, N/M: Not mentioned, SD: Standard deviation