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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. L. Stöger, P. Kiès, H. Vliegen, M. Hazekamp, D. Koolbergen, H. Lamb, M. Jongbloed, A. Egorova   +8 more
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The challenging diagnosis and treatment of duodenal diverticulum perforation: a report of two cases

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
BackgroundThe duodenum is a common site for diverticulum formation. Most of the duodenal diverticula are asymptomatic, incidental findings. Perforation is a rare but potentially lethal complication of duodenal diverticular disease.
M. Moysidis, D. Paramythiotis, A. Karakatsanis, Evropi Amanatidou, Elisavet Psoma, Xanthippi Mavropoulou, A. Michalopoulos   +6 more
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Surgery for Killian-Jamieson diverticulum: a report of two cases

Surgery Case Reports, 2020
BackgroundKillian-Jamieson diverticulum (KJD) is a rare diverticulum arising from a muscular gap in the anterolateral wall of the proximal cervical esophagus. The first choice of treatment for KJD remains controversial due to its rare incidence. Here, we
Kohei Saisho, S. Matono, Toshiaki Tanaka, N. Mori, H. Hino, Masahiro Fujisaki, M. Nakagawa, F. Fujita, Y. Akagi   +8 more
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Systematic review of epidemiology, presentation, and management of Meckel's diverticulum in the 21st century

Medicine, 2018
Background: The contemporary demographics and prevalence of Meckel's diverticulum, clinical presentation and management is not well described. Thus, this article aims to review the recent literature concerning Meckel's diverticulum. Methods: A systematic
Carl Hansen, K. Søreide
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Esophageal diverticulum: New perspectives in the era of minimally invasive endoscopic treatment

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019
Esophageal diverticula are rare conditions that cause esophageal symptoms, such as dysphagia, regurgitation, and chest pain. They are classified according to their location and characteristic pathophysiology into three types: epiphrenic diverticulum ...
Hiroki Sato, M. Takeuchi, S. Hashimoto, K. Mizuno, Koichi Furukawa, Akito Sato, J. Yokoyama, S. Terai   +7 more
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Mollusc species from the Pontocaspian region – an expert opinion list

ZooKeys, 2019
Defining and recording the loss of species diversity is a daunting task, especially if identities of species under threat are not fully resolved. An example is the Pontocaspian biota. The mostly endemic invertebrate faunas that evolved in the Black Sea –
F. Wesselingh, T. Neubauer, V. Anistratenko, Maxim V Vinarski, T. Yanina, J. T. Ter Poorten, P. Kijashko, C. Albrecht, O. Anistratenko, Anouk D’Hont, P. Frolov, Alberto Martínez Ándara, A. Gittenberger, Aleksandre Gogaladze, Mikhail Karpinsky, Matteo Lattuada, L. Popa, Arthur F. Sands, S. lde, Justine Vandendorpe, T. Wilke   +20 more
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Symptomatic Meckel's Diverticulum in Pediatric Patients—Case Reports and Systematic Review of the Literature

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019
Introduction: Our aim was to highlight the characteristics of pediatric Meckel's diverticulum with a special focus on its complications. Methods: We report a group of seven patients with Meckel's diverticulum and its resection from the Department of ...
D. Keese, U. Rolle, S. Gfroerer, H. Fiegel   +3 more
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Meckel's diverticulum: clinical features, diagnosis and management.

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas, 2018
Meckel's diverticulum is the most common anomalous development of the gastrointestinal system that results from an incomplete vitelline canal.
S. Kuru, K. Kısmet
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Meckel's Diverticulum in Adults: Surgical Concerns

Frontiers in Surgery, 2018
Since Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is rarely diagnosed in adults, there is no consensus on what type of procedure to be performed for symptomatic MD and whether to resect or not an accidentally discovered MD.
K. Blouhos, K. Boulas, K. Tsalis, N. Barettas, A. Paraskeva, I. Kariotis, Christodoulos Keskinis, A. Hatzigeorgiadis   +7 more
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection in management of colorectal tumors near or involving a diverticulum: a retrospective case series

Endoscopy International Open, 2019
Background and study aims Surgery is the standard treatment for colon tumors associated with diverticulum. Use of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) to treat such tumors is controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and feasibility
V. Jiménez-García, M. Yamada, H. Ikematsu, H. Takamaru, S. Abe, T. Sakamoto, T. Nakajima, T. Matsuda, Yutaka Saito   +8 more
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