Gastric diverticula represent the rarest of gastrointestinal diverticula. While similar to duodenal, jejunal and colonic diverticula, gastric diverticula are found incidentally upon upper endoscopy and are mostly asymptomatic. However, larger diverticula can lead to symptoms such as upper abdominal pain, nausea, emesis, and dyspepsia. Some patients may present with dramatic presentations includ...

septum in a large mid-esophageal diverticulum A 72-year-old man who was complaining of dysphagia, regurgitation, and difficulty with passage through the esophagus was diagnosed with a mid-esophageal diverticulum with a diameter of 40mm. A contrast esophagogram (●" Fig.1), a computed tomography (CT) scan (●" Fig.2), and an endoscopic examination revealed that the diverticulum had a narrow neck a...

BACKGROUND Small bowel diverticula are usually asymptomatic and rare. Their importance is based on the fact that they carry the risk of serious complications. OBJECTIVE To study the implications and the therapeutic approach regarding small bowel diverticulosis. METHODS The medical records of 54 patients with diverticular disease of the small bowel, including Meckel's and duodenum diverticul...

conclusions for laterally localized and protruded duodenal diverticula, laparoscopic resection is a feasible and safe method. the role of laparoscopy in surgical treatment of complicated diverticula, located in other parts of the duodenum, is unclear because of lack of experience. case presentation in this article, we present a case report of a large duodenal diverticulum, treated with laparosc...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Spinal meningeal diverticula have been implicated in the pathogenesis of spontaneous intracranial hypotension and have been proposed as both diagnostic features of and therapeutic targets for the condition. We compared the prevalence and myelographic appearance of spinal diverticula in patients with SIH and healthy controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients satisfying the...