Laparoscopic resection of an epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus.
Diverticulectomy of epiphrenic diverticula of the esophagus is conventionally performed via left thoracotomy. We report the case of a 57-year-old man who presented with an epiphrenic diverticulum that was resected using a transperitoneal laparoscopic technique.
Heintz
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Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital, Langenbeckstrasse 1, D-55101 Mainz, Germany. Heintz@ach.klinik.uni-mainz.de
Junginger
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D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome