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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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Mid-esophageal diverticulum mimicking an aortic aneurysm on chest radiography [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Mid-esophageal region is an uncommon location of esophageal diverticula, a condition usually diagnosed in elderly individuals. CASE REPORT: We report a case of an elderly male with incidental finding of mediastinal lesion, which was initially
Benjamin, Geena, Hiremath, Shivaprakash Basavanthaiah, Kandy, Srikiran Thayille, Kesavan, Charamel Sankaran   +3 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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Dysphagia in patients with Chagas' disease and Zenker's diverticulum [PDF]

, 2010
Descrevemos dois pacientes, um do sexo feminino e outro do sexo masculino, ambos com 64 anos, que apresentavam a associação entre divertículo de Zenker e esofagopatia provocada por doença de Chagas.
CASSIANI, Rachel de Aguiar, DANTAS, Roberto Oliveira, NASCIMENTO, Weslania Viviane do   +2 more
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Congenital esophageal diverticulum in a very low birth weight infant: case report and review of literature

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, Aslan Babayiğit, Seyithan Özaydın, Gökhan Büyükkale, Merih Çetinkaya   +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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Multidetector-row computed tomography of thoracic aortic anomalies in dogs and cats: Patent ductus arteriosus and vascular rings [PDF]

, 2011
Background Diagnosis of extracardiac intrathoracic vascular anomalies is of clinical importance, but remains challenging. Traditional imaging modalities, such as radiography, echocardiography, and angiography, are inherently limited by the ...
Christiane R Henjes, Ingo Nolte, Patrick Wefstaedt   +2 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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Prone-Position Thoracoscopic Ligation of the Thoracic Duct for Chyle Leak Following Radical Neck Dissection in a Patient with a Right Aortic Arch [PDF]

, 2015
A chyle leak can occur as a complication after neck or chest surgery. Such a leak prolongs the hospital stay and is sometimes life-threatening. The treatment options are conservative management, interventional radiologic embolization, and surgery ...
Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi, Kagawa, Shunsuke, Kashima, Hajime, Maeda, Naoaki, Noma, Kazuhiro, Ohara, Toshiaki, Shirakawa, Yasuhiro, Tanabe, Shunsuke   +7 more
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Bilateral Zenker's diverticulum plus middle esophageal diverticulum [PDF]

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2007
Fig. 1. Barium swallow showing a bilateral outpouching of the esophageal wall near the pharyngoesophageal junction due to the presence of bilateral side-byside symmetrical Zenker’s diverticula with an average diameter of 3 cm each. At the middle-third of the esophageal wall there was an additional diverticulum (arrow) (panel A). A lateral view confirms
U. Cioffi, M. De Simone, A. Lemos, M. Galliera   +3 more
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