INTRODUCTION Various causes of intractable hiccups have been reported; however, to the best of our knowledge, there are no previous reports of either intractable hiccups due to esophageal candidiasis in an immunocompetent adult or improvement following antifungal therapy. CASE PRESENTATION An 87-year-old man presented with intractable hiccups. Although the patient was immunocompetent, he used...

BACKGROUND Epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum is a rare condition that is often associated with a concomitant esophageal motor disorder. Some patients have the chief complaints of swallowing difficulty and gastroesophageal reflux; traditionally, such diverticula have been resected via right thoracotomy. Here, we describe a case with huge multiple epiphrenic diverticula with motility disorder, w...

The loricariid catfish genus Pseudorinelepis is revised. Analysis revealed no difference between the nominal species of Pseudorinelepis and only P. genibarbis is recognized as valid. The Pseudorinelepis from the Rio Branco of Brazil may represent an undescribed species. Pseudorinelepis was examined for its behavior as it relates to the ability of a large esophageal diverticulum to hold air. Pse...

Esophageal lipoma is an uncommon benign tumor of the esophagus and accounts for only 0.4% of all benign neoplasms of the gastrointestinal system. The majority of these are located in the cervical part; only very few are located in the lower third of the esophagus. We discuss the case of a 37-year-old female who presented with dysphagia and an esophageal lipoma located in the lower third of the ...

Zenker’s diverticulum is a diverticulum of the mucosa of the pharynx above the cricopharyngeal muscle, which often causes clinical symptoms includingdysphagia, regurgitation, cough, and halitosis [1]. Endoscopic therapy is based on cutting the septum between the diverticulum and the esophageal lumen. Avariety of endoscopic methods have been used for this procedure, including laser, stapler, har...

Isolated esophageal atresias are reported always to be associated with long gap in the literature. In this manuscript, we aimed to discuss the imaging and surgical treatment methods of an isolated esophageal atresia case with 'short gap' who had stridor due to compression of the trachea by dilated upper esophageal pouch and had not identified previously in the literature.

Zenker's diverticulum (ZD), also known as cricopharyngeal, pharyngoesophageal or hypopharyngeal diverticulum, is a rare condition characterized by an acquired outpouching of the mucosal and submucosal layers originating from the pharyngoesophageal junction. This false and pulsion diverticulum occurs dorsally at the pharyngoesophageal wall between the inferior pharyngeal constrictor and the cric...