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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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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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Submucosal endoscopy: the present and future [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2023
Submucosal endoscopy or third-space endoscopy utilizes the potential space between the mucosal and muscularis layers of the gastrointestinal tract to execute therapeutic interventions for various diseases.
Zaheer Nabi, Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy
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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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Intractable hiccups caused by esophageal diverticular candidiasis in an immunocompetent adult: a case report

International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2017
Shinsuke Yahata,1,2 Tsuneaki Kenzaka,1 Saeko Kushida,3 Hogara Nishisaki,2 Hozuka Akita2 1Division of Community Medicine and Career Development, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Kaibara
Yahata S, Kenzaka T, Kushida S, Nishisaki H, Akita H   +4 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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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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Denture Impaction Causing an Upper Esophageal Diverticulum. [PDF]

Case Rep Gastrointest Med, 2019
Background. Dentures are a common cause of inadvertent foreign body ingestion particularly in the elderly. Due to their radiolucent nature, they often present a diagnostic challenge to care providing physicians. Case Presentation.
Samargandy S, Marzouki H, Al-Khatib T, Merdad M.   +3 more
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