title: [Transhiatal laparoscopic approach in epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum].
abstract: Epiphrenic diverticula are rare. The exact prevalence of this condition is unknown because asymptomatic patients are usually not discovered. Symptoms are more often the result of an esophageal motility disorder than the diverticulum itself and no correlation exists between the size of the diverticulum and the severity of symptoms. We present a patient suffering from dysphagia, chest pain, food retention and regurgitation because of an epiphrenic diverticulum. The current treatment of choice for symptomatic epiphrenic diverticula is diverticulectomy via a left thoracic approach. We performed a successful abdominal laparoscopic approach.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemeinchirurgie, Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, AKH Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Wien, Osterreich.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pokorny
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lenglinger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Puhalla
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jakesz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bischof
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Függer
mesh_terms: D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors