Laparoscopic management of pseudoachalasia, esophageal diverticulum, and benign esophageal stromal tumor.
A case report is presented of a 59-year-old woman who was suspected of having a paraesophageal hernia, but at operation was found to have an epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus, a benign stromal tumor of the esophagus, and pseudoachalasia. The stromal tumor was resected laparoscopically together with a laparoscopic Heller's myotomy and partial posterior fundoplication.
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Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading, Berkshire, UK. karl@mainprize.net
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D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000601:surgery*; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018662:Fundoplication; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000473:pathology