Laparoscopic transhiatal surgery for an epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum derived from a jackhammer esophagus: a case report
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Laparoscopic Transhiatal Treatment of Large Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum
BACKGROUND Epiphrenic diverticulum is an uncommon disorder of the distal third of the esophagus. We report the case of a 73-year-old woman with a large symptomatic esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum, diffuse nonspecific esophageal dysmotility, and a hiatal hernia. METHODS Surgery was indicated by the patient's symptoms, the size of the diverticulum (maximum diameter 10 cm), and the associated...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2198-7793
DOI: 10.1186/s40792-020-00900-2