| Giant Midoesophageal Diverticulum-Case Report and Review of the Literature. | |
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PMID: 22258872 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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INTRODUCTION: Midoesophageal diverticula >4cm in size are a medical rarity with a dozen reported cases so far. Usually, midoesophageal diverticula tend to be of small size and asymptomatic. CASE REPORT: We herein present a case of a woman suffering from a midoesophageal diverticulum in a very large dimension-never described in the current literature before-who successfully underwent surgical resection via thoracotomy. DISCUSSION: If symptomatic, common symptoms are dysphagia and regurgitation. The risk of malignant transformation is low. Treatment of midoesophageal diverticula is based on size and symptoms of the patient. Asymptomatic or small diverticula detected during routine endoscopy can be followed-up without further therapy, whereas symptomatic or large diverticula should be treated surgically by resection. Myotomy should be performed if any motility disorder is evident. Open as well as minimal invasive approach by thoracoscopical surgery is both feasible. |
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Anne Kauffels; Jochen Schuld; Martin K Schilling; Otto Kollmar |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-19 |
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Title: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Volume: - ISSN: 1873-4626 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9706084 Medline TA: J Gastrointest Surg Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University of the Saarland, 66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany, anne.kauffels@uks.eu. |
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