BACKGROUND Epiphrenic diverticula are rare outpouchings of the distal esophagus that infrequently require surgical intervention for the treatment of symptoms. In cases where surgical therapy is indicated, the traditional approach is through a thoracotomy. Advances in minimally invasive techniques have led to thoracoscopic and more recently laparoscopic management of epiphrenic diverticula. The ...

The role of this paper is to present the current concepts in anatomy and etiopathogenesis of pharyngeal diverticula. Precise anatomical considerations highly emphasizing the weak anatomic areas which predispose the pouch formation are discussed. Focus exposed in details will also be given upon the structural and functional characteristics of the upper esophageal sphincter as well as to its phys...

A study of the internal morphology of the alimentary canal of Chrysoperla rufilabris (Brumeister) adults in relation to yeast symbionts was conducted using light, scanning, and transmission electron and epißuorescence microscopy. The alimentary canal of Þeld-collected adults possessed a single large ( 300Ð400 m in length) diverticulum at the posterior end of the foregut. Although yeast cells (4...

The aim of this case report is to demonstrate a very rare coincidental existence and management of the Killian-Jamieson diverticulum during thyroid surgery in a patient with dysphagia. An 18-year-old female patient with the complaints of progressive dysphagia and a rapidly growing mass at the anterior cervical region was undergone thyroid lobectomy. Coincidentally, a 2×2 cm Killian-Jamieson div...

BACKGROUND We report a unique case of a superficial esophageal cancer arising in a single diverticulum, diagnosed with magnifying image-enhanced endoscopy and then successfully treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). CASE PRESENTATION A 66-year-old man with alcohol-related liver injury visited our hospital for endoscopy for investigation of varix. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed ...