DIVERTICULA OF THE ESOPHAGUS

MIS approach for diverticula of the esophagus

PURPOSE diverticula of the esophagus represent a rare pathological entity. Distinct classifications of the disease imply different surgical concepts. Surgery should be reserved for symptomatic patients only. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for treatment of esophageal diverticula encompasses rigid and flexible intraluminal endoscopy, thoracoscopy and laparoscopy. We here give an overview on the...

Surgical Treatment of Diverticula of the Mid-thoracic Esophagus, with Special References to Their Pathogenesis.

False Diverticula of the Intestine

Diverticula of the intestine may be divided into the true and the false. By a true diverticulum is understood one the walls of which are composed of the entire thickness of the intestine; the false diverticulum, on the other hand, is a hernia of the mucosa and submucosa through the muscular wall (yon Rokitansky (1), Leichtenstern (2), Birch-Hirschfeld (3), Orth (34), Itansemann (4), and others)...

Esophageal Diverticula

Herein, we present the case of a 45-year-old woman with pulsion and midesophageal diverticula, who had complaints of dysphagia and regurgitation. Diagnosis was confirmed by endoscopy and barium swallow. The patient underwent right posterolateral thoracotomy with excision of diverticula and repair of the muscular layer along the site of diverticula. Five days following the operation, barium swal...

PERFORATION OF THE ESOPHAGUS A 12-YEAR EXPERIENCE

Esophageal perforation continues to be a difficult diagnostic and management problem. Recommendations regarding treatment remain controversial. 17 patients with perforation of the esophagus were retrospectively reviewed at the Thoracic Surgery Unit of Imam Khomeini Hospital between 1981 and 1992. The majority of the injuries involved the thoracic esophagus (10 or 59%), followed by the cerv...