Abstract
A Case Report of an Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum was Treated via Laparoscopic Transhiatal Diverticulectomy
Highlights
Epiphrenic diverticulum is a relatively rare clinical case
The main treatment of epiphrenic diverticula is diverticulectomy transhiatal via laparoscopy followed by Heller myotomy and antireflux procedure
Epiphrenic diverticulum is defined as an outpouching of the mucosal and submucosal esophageal layers throughout the muscular layer, so that it is considered as pulsion false diverticulum
Summary
Esophageal diverticulum is relatively a rare clinical case. According to the medical literature, it’s prevalence is up to 3% due to radiological and endoscopic studies [1,2]. Epiphrenic diverticulum is defined as an outpouching of the mucosal and submucosal esophageal layers throughout the muscular layer, so that it is considered as pulsion false diverticulum. We report a case of epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum in a 50-year-old woman who was treated laparoscopically. A 50-year-old woman presented to our hospital. She had been complaining of dysphagia and weight loss since two years ago. She had not significant past medical or surgical history. Esophageal manometry revealed motility disorder and high lower esophageal sphincter pressure
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