Intramural esophageal diverticulosis in an infant.
In the course of evaluating an infant with recurrent episodes of bronchiolitis, the esophagus was radiologically examined. A totally unexpected finding was the presence of intramural diverticulosis of the upper part of the esophagus. On reexamination four months later, the diverticula had disappeared.
D001990:Bronchiolitis, Viral / Q000150:complications; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000150:complications; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography