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The Clinical Spectrum of Kommerell’s Diverticulum in Adults with a Right-Sided Aortic Arch: A Case Series and Literature Overview

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2021
Background: Kommerell’s diverticulum is a rare vascular anomaly characterized as an outpouch at the onset of an aberrant subclavian artery. In the variant of a right-sided aortic arch, the trachea and esophagus are enclosed dorsally by the arch.
Philippe J. van Rosendael, J. Lauran Stöger, Philippine Kiès, Hubert W. Vliegen, Mark G. Hazekamp, David R. Koolbergen, Hildo J. Lamb, Monique R. M. Jongbloed, Anastasia D. Egorova   +8 more
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Content and location of lymphocyte subpopulations with markers CD4+, CD8+ and CD20+ in the esophageal tonsil of chickens and the Meckel diverticulum of ducks

Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems, 2021
Immune formations of birds' digestive organs, including the esophageal tonsil and Meckel’s diverticulum, protect the body from foreign antigens that enter the body with food and water and play an important role in maintaining the genetic constancy of its
V. Т. Khomich, N. V. Dyshliuk, T. A. Mazurkevych, S. V. Guralskа, S. І. Usenko   +4 more
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Large symptomatic esophageal diverticulum

Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas, 2023
A 72-year-old woman was referred from primary care to the gastroenterology clinic because of heartburn and occasional dysphagia for the last 8 years, with some isolated food regurgitation events and no other warning signs; she is currently asymptomatic on omeprazole. Gastroscopy revealed a dilated esophagus and food remnants with inability to reach the
José Antonio, Aguirre Sánchez-Cambronero, David, Rodríguez-Bobada Caraballo, Carlos, Martínez Flores, Natividad, Sánchez-Manjavacas Muñoz   +3 more
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Giant Epiphrenic Diverticulum: A Challenging Case

Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine, 2022
A diverticulum is a limited saccular protrusion of the esophageal wall, communicating with its lumen. Anatomically, esophageal diverticula are classified into pharyngoesophageal, median, and epiphrenic.
Rasul Uzdenov, Sukhrob Atakhadzhaev, Muhammad Asim, Serghei Covantev   +3 more
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Distinguishing Killian–Jamieson diverticulum from Zenker’s diverticulum

Surgical Case Reports, 2023
Background Killian–Jamieson diverticulum, which is a relatively rare pharyngoesophageal diverticulum, is difficult to distinguish from Zenker’s diverticulum.
Yuki Watanabe, Yusuke Taniyama, Ken Koseki, Hirotaka Ishida, Yohei Ozawa, Hiroshi Okamoto, Chiaki Sato, Michiaki Unno, Takashi Kamei   +8 more
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Esophageal Diverticulum and Megaesophagus in a Dog and a Cat [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Esophageal diverticula are pouch-like dilatations in the esophageal wall that rarely affect dogs and cats, and may have the megaesophagus as a base cause.
Veloso, Jéssica Fontes, Rocha, Paula dos Santos, Lacerda, Priscila Dutra, Oliveira, Thaís Nascimento de Andrade, Carlos, Renata Santiago Alberto   +4 more
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A robotic-assisted approach is safe and effective for repairing giant epiphrenic diverticulum

Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery, 2022
Epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum is a rare disorder accounting for
Anna K. Gergen, Akshay Pratap
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Videothoracoscopic management of middle esophageal diverticulum with secondary bronchoesophageal fistula: Report of a case [PDF]

, 2008
Middle esophageal diverticulum is rare, but can result in bronchoesophageal fistula. Previous reports have described open surgical techniques to treat esophageal diverticula, but few have evaluated the effectiveness of a videothoracoscopy approach.
Valladares Hernández, Héctor, Cardemil, Gonzalo, Rencoret, Guillermo, Cardemil Herrera, Gonzalo, Estay Gutiérrez, René, Rodríguez Navarro, Alberto J., Braghetto Miranda, Italo, Schwartz, Eitan   +7 more
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A case of hemothorax resulting from perforation of an esophageal diverticulum [PDF]

, 2011
Esophageal diverticula are usually asymptomatic and clinically insignificant. We report a case of a hemothorax resulting from perforation of an esophageal diverticulum. A 45-year-old man complained of severe back pain.
Watanabe, Etsuko, Etsuko Watanabe, Yoshiro Mochiduki, Mochiduki, Yoshiro, Nakahara, Yasuharu, Kawamura, Tetsuji, Shin Sasaki, Tetsuji Kawamura, Yasuharu Nakahara, Sasaki, Shin   +9 more
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Comparative histological, histochemical, and histometric evaluation of the esophagus in two avian species with different feeding habits (Ciconia ciconia and Buteo buteo)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Histological structure of esophagus. Abstract The aim of this study was to conduct a comparative evaluation of the histological and histochemical organization of the esophagus in two avian species with different feeding ecologies. A total of 6 individuals were used for this purpose (3 storks, 3 common buzzards).
Serap İlhan Aksu, Dilem Gülece Ermutlu, Burak Büyükbaki, Turgay Deprem, Serap Koral Taşçi, Şahin Aslan, Rumeysa Nur Aslan, Hatice Gizem Büyükbaki, Mete Cihan   +8 more
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