title: Incomplete esophageal myotomy and early recurrence of an epiphrenic diverticulum.
abstract: The established management of epiphrenic diverticula combines diverticulectomy with myotomy of the distal esophagus including the lower esophageal sphincter. We report a patient with prompt recurrence of an epiphrenic diverticulum after laparoscopic transhiatal diverticulectomy associated with esophagomyotomy and partial posterior fundoplication due to an incomplete myotomy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Digestive Motility Unit, Institut de Malalties Digestives, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona Medical School, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valentini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pera
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lacima
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belda
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: de Lacy
mesh_terms: D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D017211:Treatment Failure