<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The esophageal diverticula are divided into pharyngoesophageal, parabronchial and epiphrenic. They could also be divided into congenital and acquired, true and false, pulsion and traction. Pulsion diverticula are usually formed in motor disorders of the esophagus, above the place of hypertension and uncoordinated peristalsis. They are pseudo-diverticula caused by increased intramural pressure, leading to herniation of the mucosa and submucosa through the focal areas of the esophageal wall. We present a 65-year-old woman who underwent left-sided transthoracic diverticulectomy, modified Heller esophagocardiomyotomy, and modified Belsey-Mark IV fundoplication due to a huge epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum.</p></abstract>

The esophageal diverticula are divided into pharyngoesophageal, parabronchial and epiphrenic. They could also be divided into congenital and acquired, true and false, pulsion and traction. Pulsion diverticula are usually formed in motor disorders of the esophagus, above the place of hypertension and uncoordinated peristalsis. They are pseudo-diverticula caused by increased intramural pressure, leading to herniation of the mucosa and submucosa through the focal areas of the esophageal wall. We present a 65-year-old woman who underwent left-sided transthoracic diverticulectomy, modified Heller esophagocardiomyotomy, and modified Belsey-Mark IV fundoplication due to a huge epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum.

A Case of a Giant Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum

Department of Respiratory Diseases, Medical Faculty

Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Faculty

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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The esophageal diverticula are divided into pharyngoesophageal, parabronchial and epiphrenic. They could also be divided into congenital and acquired, true and...

A Case of a Giant Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 56 - 59

Received: Feb 01, 2019

Accepted: Feb 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0009

Keywords
epiphrenic diverticula, myotomy, diverticulectomy, antireflux procedure

© 2018 G. Yankov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Case of a Giant Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 56 - 59

Received: Feb 01, 2019

Accepted: Feb 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0009

Keywordsepiphrenic diverticula, myotomy, diverticulectomy, antireflux procedure

© 2018 G. Yankov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
epiphrenic diverticula, myotomy, diverticulectomy, antireflux procedure