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.
Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA.
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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