title: True epiphrenic diverticulum of esophagus secondary to tubercular adenitis.
abstract: Ephiphrenic esophageal diverticulum is rare and usually is a pulsion-type pseudodiverticulum that occurs in association with motility disorders of the esophagus. We report a 35-year-old man with tubercular lymphadenitis causing true traction type of epiphrenic diverticulum. Esophageal diverticulectomy and esophagomyotomy was done; he is doing well on antitubercular drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012.
authors.forename: Lileswar
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kaman
authors.forename: Byju
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kundel
authors.forename: Saroj Kant
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Rajinder
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology