title: Giant midesophageal diverticulum presenting as food impaction: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A giant midesophageal diverticulum is a medical rarity that is usually asymptomatic, and discovered incidentally. We report a case of a giant midesophageal diverticulum that revealed itself secondary to food impaction. A literature review on epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, investigations, and management of giant midesophageal diverticula will be highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. uhadi@dm.net.lb
authors.forename: Usamah
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hadi
authors.forename: Charbel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rameh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology