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Laparoscopic surgery for ventrally located epiphrenic diverticulum with esophageal achalasia [PDF]

, 2020
Epiphrenic diverticulum is frequently associated with esophageal motility disorder, including esophageal achalasia. Heller's myotomy should accompany diverticulectomy to reduce the bulging pressure in surgery for epiphrenic diverticulum with esophageal ...
Nishigori, Tatsuto, Hashimoto, Kyoichi, Tsunoda, Shigeru, Sakai, Yoshiharu, Sakaguchi, Masazumi, Ueda, Yoko, Hisamori, Shigeo, Obama, Kazutaka   +7 more
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Killian-Jamieson diverticulum: A rare cause of dysphagia

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Pharyngoesophageal diverticula are a rare anatomical abnormality and are classified in 3 types based on the area of their protrusion: Zenker diverticulum is the most common, followed by Killian-Jamieson diverticulum and the rarest, Laimer diverticulum ...
Silvia Zaharia, MD, Denis Pleșca, MD, Ioana-Denisa Gherman, MD, Lavinia-Elena Mujdei, MD, Irina Ciortescu, MD   +4 more
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Sequential Endoscopic Findings of a Tuberculous Esophageal Ulcer that Developed into a Traction Diverticulum [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, 2020
Esophageal diverticula are uncommon lesions that are usually classified according to location, layers of the wall, and underlying pathogenesis. A true traction esophageal diverticulum, which is commonly seen in the middle one-third of the thoracic ...
Serin Cha, Dong Han Yeom
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Initial experience in target peroral endoscopic submucosal myotomy combined with septotomy for epiphrenic diverticulum [PDF]

Folia Medica, 2023
The epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum is a rare non-malignant condition that is commonly associated with motility disorders. It would normally be treated surgically, but with the advancement of endoscopy techniques, peroral endoscopic myotomy with ...
Nikola Boyanov, Vladimir Andonov, Katina Shtereva, Katerina Madzharova, Nikolay Stoynov, Desislava Dimitrova, Ivan Yankov   +6 more
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A thoracoscopically resected case of the diverticulum in the middle esophagus

Surgical Case Reports, 2019
Background Approximately 65% of esophageal diverticulum cases are asymptomatic and are found by endoscopic examination. Symptomatic middle esophageal diverticulum requiring surgery is rare.
Kentaro Yatabe, Junya Oguma, Soji Ozawa, Kazuo Koyanagi, Akihito Kazuno, Miho Yamamoto, Yamato Ninomiya   +6 more
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Esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum associated with diffuse esophageal spasm [PDF]

, 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, Manabe, Noriaki, Haruma, Ken, Higashida, Masaharu, Matsumoto, Hideo, Kubota, Hisako   +5 more
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Endoscopic observation of the palisade vessels in Killian–Jamieson diverticulum was useful for diagnosis and surgical treatment: a case report

Surgical Case Reports, 2020
Background Killian–Jamieson diverticulum is a rare pharyngoesophageal diverticulum that arises below the cricopharyngeus muscle. Unlike the most common Zenker’s diverticulum, which requires cricopharyngeal and esophageal myotomy, diverticulectomy is ...
Yasunori Kurahashi, Yudai Hojo, Tatsuro Nakamura, Tsutomu Kumamoto, Yasutaka Nakanishi, Yoshinori Ishida, Hisashi Shinohara   +6 more
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A case report of achalasia and large epiphrenic diverticulum treated by peroral endoscopic myotomy combined with diverticuloseptotomy

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2023
The combination of esophageal achalasia with epiphrenic diverticulum is extremely rare and mostly treated surgically. Several cases of successful endoscopic treatment were presented in the literature, but treatment strategy has not yet been defined ...
O. M. Kiosov, V. S. Tkachov, S. M. Hulevskyi, M. V. Korobov   +3 more
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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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