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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 +8 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 +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 +3 more
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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 +4 more
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An Aberrant Internal Carotid Artery Mimicking a Pharyngeal Mass: A Rare Cause of Dysphagia. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Aberrant course of the internal carotid artery (ICA) within the pharyngeal wall is an uncommon vascular anomaly that can present with symptoms mimicking structural or neoplastic lesions. Recognition of this variation is critical to avoid catastrophic complications during diagnostic or therapeutic interventions.
Shrestha SR +5 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 +8 more
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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 +7 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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Esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum associated with diffuse esophageal spasm
, 2015 IntroductionEsophageal diverticulum, a relatively rare condition, has been considered to be associated with motor abnormalities such as conditions that cause a lack of coordination between the distal esophagus and lower esophageal sphincter.Presentation ...
Hirai, Toshihiro +5 more
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Resection of esophageal diverticulum through uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery [PDF]
, 2018 Open surgery remains the standard strategy for management of esophageal diverticulum in symptomatic patients. However, in the last years an increasing number of minimally invasive approaches have been proposed for this issue in order to reduce the ...
Anna Cecilia Izzo +19 more
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