Iatrogenic esophageal pseudodiverticulum: a case report.
Iatrogenic injury of the esophagus is not an uncommon complication of diagnostic endoscopy and dilation. Herein is described what is felt to be the first reported case of a traumatic pseudodiverticulum after dilation of an esophageal stricture. The management of what was preoperatively felt to be an esophageal perforation is discussed.
Cullinane
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Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA.
Flint
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Ferrara
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004106:Dilatation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans