Laparoscopic Transhiatal Surgery for Multiple Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticula
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Epiphrenic esophageal diverticula
Epiphrenic esophageal diverticula (EED) are rare. The estimated incidence is about 1:500,000/year. EED usually result from a combination of esophageal obstruction, functional or mechanical and a point of weakness of the muscularis propria. Most of the symptoms are unspecific, but dysphagia is most common. Chest radiograph, barium esophagogram, endoscopy and manometry are diagnostic tools. The t...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0386-9768,1348-9372
DOI: 10.5833/jjgs.2018.0015