Intraluminal esophageal diverticulum.
An intraluminal esophageal diverticulum (IED) is an uncommon entity defined as a double-layered mucosal pouch lying within the lumen of the esophagus. Its characteristic radiological finding is an intraluminal barium collection surrounded by a radiolucent halo. True IED, which is different from a transient radiological artifact, has not been previously reported in the international literature. This article describes the first case of true IED. Differential diagnosis between a true lesion and a transient flow artifact on barium meal is discussed.
Funakoshi
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First Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
Soma
Y
Y
Takasugi
T
T
Munakata
A
A
Yoshida
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D001464:Barium; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
D001464:Barium