Epiphrenic Diverticulum in Association with an Unusual Motility Disturbance: Report of Surgical Correction
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Epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus; a review of its surgical treatment and report of a case.
Articles embracing the incidence, etiology, differential diagnosis, symptoms and complications of epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus have appeared not too infrequently in the past.5~9J1J7~ 1 8 , 2 1 ~ 2 7 ~ 2 8 9 3 0 ~ 3 1 However, except for the notable contributions of Janes,13 Adams,' and Harrington,l0 the surgical aspects of this disease have received scant attention. No article has a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(75)80293-9