Abstract
1) A review of the surgical management of epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus has been presented. An evaluation of the various surgical procedures would indicate that transthoracic excision is relatively safe, accompanied with good results and probably the method of choice in most instances. 2) A case of epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum complicated by foreign body and ulcer formation is reported. Surgical excision of the lesion was successfully accomplished.
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