Bleeding from an epiphrenic oesophageal diverticulum.
A 49-year-old woman with a 2-month history of mild dysphagia and three episodes of haematemesis was found at endoscopy and barium swallow to have an epiphrenic oesophageal diverticulum containing an ulcerating crypt, but no ectopic gastric epithelium. Diverticulectomy and lower oesophageal myotomy gave a good result.
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
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Abul-Khair
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Khalil
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Mohsen
D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography