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Giant esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum: presentation and treatment
Epiphrenic diverticulum is a rare disease associated with esophageal motor disorders that is usually asymptomatic and has a well-established surgical indication. We report a case of giant epiphrenic diverticulum in a 59-year-old symptomatic woman who was diagnosed after underwent complementary exams. Because of her symptoms, the surgical treatment was chosen, and esophageal diverticulectomy was...
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Fig. 1. Barium swallow depicting an epiphrenic diverticulum. Preoperative manometry revealed significant tertiary contractions with intact primary peristalsis. The lower esophageal sphincter relaxed normally which excluded the diagnosis of achalasia. Fig. 2. Resected diverticular sac demonstrating retained potassium supplementation pills. The patient had undergone a successful diverticulectomy,...
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OBJECTIVE To quantitate and characterize the motility abnormalities present in patients with epiphrenic diverticula and to assess the outcome of surgical treatment undertaken according to these abnormalities. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA The concept that epiphrenic diverticula are complications of esophageal motility disorders rather than primary anatomic abnormalities is gradually becoming accept...
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Epiphrenic diverticulum of the lower third of the esophagus is a relatively rare disorder. We present the case of a large, 7.5 cm diameter esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum treated by the laparoscopic approach. Surgery was indicated by the severity of the patient's symptoms and size of the diverticulum. A laparoscopic transhiatal diverticulectomy with a myotomy and Dor fundoplication was carri...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: VideoGIE
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2468-4481
DOI: 10.1016/j.vgie.2018.10.009