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Oesophageal pouches and diverticula: a pictorial review.
Diverticula of the oesophagus are rare. They can occur at any level, and are often defined by their anatomical location. Three categories are recognised, namely pharyngo-oesophageal, parabronchial and epiphrenic. Although these diverticula are often asymptomatic, patients can develop significant problems with dysphagia, regurgitation and aspiration. The causation of oesophageal diverticula is c...
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Janusz Włodarczyk, Janusz Warmus, Wojciech Gocyk and Jarosław Kużdżał* Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland * Corresponding author. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, John Paul II Hospital, Ul. Prdnicka 80, 31-202 Kraków, Poland. Tel: +48-663430242; fax: +48-126143431; e-mail: j.k...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107689709001220