Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis.
A 66-year-old man presented with severe chronic dysphagia and weight loss. A barium esophagogram revealed a proximal esophageal stricture and multiple pseudodiverticula. After death from aspiration pneumonia, a postmortem examination revealed extensive esophageal pseudodiverticulosis. Clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of this unusual disorder are reviewed.
Flora
K D
KD
Department of Gastroenterology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center 97201, USA.
Gordon
M D
MD
Lieberman
D
D
Schmidt
W
W
D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002423:Cause of Death; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003287:Contrast Media; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D015431:Weight Loss
D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate