Surgical treatment of epiphrenic diverticula of the esophagus: is diverticulectomy always necessary? A report of two cases.
Two cases of epiphrenic esophageal diverticula are reported. The surgical treatment was limited to the correction of the associated motor disorder, namely gastroesophageal reflux without diverticulectomy.
D000368:Aged; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged