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Spontaneous Rupture of Esophageal Diverticulum—A Case Report and Literature Review
Diagnostics, 2022 The spontaneous rupture of the esophageal diverticulum is a rare condition that occurs without any warning signs. Its incidence is low, but the mortality rate is high.
Shengting Dong +2 more
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Zenker’s diverticulum and squamous esophageal cancer: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2017 Zenker’s diverticulum represents a rare esophageal lesion developed especially in the elderly population due to herniation of esophageal mucosa above the cricopharyngeus muscle.
Ion Dina +6 more
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Giant esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum: presentation and treatment [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2017 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
Marcelo Protásio dos Santos +6 more
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Congenital esophageal diverticulum in a very low birth weight infant: case report and review of literature [PDF]
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2020 Background. A diverticulum is an outpouching of a tubular organ that is classified as congenital and acquired according to the involved layers of the gastrointestinal wall.
Burcu Cebeci +4 more
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Esophageal Diverticulum in a Cat
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, 2009 A 7-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was presented because of post-prandial regurgitation, gasping shortly after eating, weight loss, dyspnea, and tachypnea. Six months prior to the onset of these signs the cat had received nutritional support via gastrostomy and then nasogastric tubes.
Guezel, Murat +5 more
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First successful experience of the Zenker's diverticulum endoscopic therapy in Kazakhstan
Клинический разбор в общей медицине, 2020 Zenker's diverticulum tends to occur in the elderly and is generally a relatively rare disorder; the prevalence of Zenker's diverticulum is 1.5–5% of all esophageal diverticula. Men are affected 2-3 times more frequently than women.
Kanat Batyrbekov +2 more
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The first reported pediatric case of Killian-Jamieson diverticulum
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2017 Esophageal diverticulum is a rare but important cause of dysphagia in children. We present a case of a two year old female with dysphagia from six months of age. Her symptoms were refractory to acid suppressive and prokinetic therapies. Upper GI revealed
Maryam Shambayati, DO +4 more
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Combined double-endoscopic surgery for a giant left-sided supradiaphragmatic esophageal diverticulum: a case report. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case RepIntroduction and importance: Esophageal diverticulum is a rare condition, with supradiaphragmatic esophageal diverticula being even rarer, occurring in only approximately 0.06%–4% of cases, and most of these are ...
Wu Q, Zhang W.
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Surgical Case Reports, 2020 Background An esophageal diverticulum is rare and is frequently associated with esophageal motility disorders. Jackhammer esophagus is also rare, is characterized by esophageal hypercontraction, and comprises 4.1% of esophageal motility disorders.
Atsuro Fujinaga +14 more
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Giant Zenker's diverticulum with esophageal obstruction and severe aspiration pneumonia
Клинический разбор в общей медицине, 2023 Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum, or Zenker's diverticulum (ZD), is a rare pathology. With small diverticula that do not cause inflammation in the esophagus, the patient may not have any complaints or may only have a slight cough.
Olga S. Arisheva +4 more
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