RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Laparoscopy in the treatment of a giant true epiphrenic diverticulum with migration of the gastrointestinal anastomosis staples
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 295
OP 298
VO 30
IS 2
A1 Abu-Daff, Nasr S.
A1 Abu-Daff, Saleh N.
A1 Rubayaan, Abdulrahman
A1 Abu-Shaaban, Azam
YR 2009
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/30/2/295.abstract
AB Our case is a 62-year-old diabetic man with a long-standing history of regurgitation, halitosis, recurrent chest infection, and most recently upper gastro-intestinal bleeding. He was diagnosed 10 years earlier with an epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum, and also has a family history of this condition. Barium study revealed a 10x10 cm epiphrenic diverticula with a 4 cm neck, the lower margin of the opening lying 6 cm from the gastro-esophageal junction. Endoscopy confirmed the x-ray findings, and motility studies were within normal limits. The patient underwent laparoscopic excision of the diverticulum via the trans-abdominal approach. Histopathological examination revealed this diverticulum to be of the true type.