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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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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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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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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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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, Sukhrob Atakhadzhaev, Muhammad Asim, Serghei Covantev   +3 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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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, Yusuke Taniyama, Ken Koseki, Hirotaka Ishida, Yohei Ozawa, Hiroshi Okamoto, Chiaki Sato, Michiaki Unno, Takashi Kamei   +8 more
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Zenker’s diverticulum and squamous esophageal cancer: a case report

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2017
Zenker’s diverticulum represents a rare esophageal lesion developed especially in the elderly population due to herniation of esophageal mucosa above the cricopharyngeus muscle.
Ion Dina, Octav Ginghina, Corina D. Toderescu, Cristian Bălălău, Bianca Galateanu, Carolina Negrei, Claudia Iacobescu   +6 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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A Rare Vascular Ring Malformation Formed by Right Aortic Arch With Mirror Image Branching Causing Dysphagia: Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT A right‐sided aortic arch, a congenital anomaly of the aortic arch, was initially described by Fioratti and Aglietti in 1963. This condition, associated with formation of a vascular ring, can constrict mediastinal organs such as the trachea and esophagus.
Hussen MD, Rashid L, Zahir M, Dilshad N, Tanim MAF, Zeehad MMR.   +5 more
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