Esophageal mucocele with compression of the right recurrent laryngeal nerve 20 years after surgical intervention for caustic esophagitis.

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. Copyright 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.