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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Laparoscopic resection of an epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus

Achim HeintzTheodor Junginger

subject

Malemedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentGeneral surgeryMiddle AgedHepatologydigestive systemdigestive system diseasesEsophagusTreatment Outcomemedicine.anatomical_structureInternal medicineotorhinolaryngologic diseasesEpiphrenic diverticulumDiverticulum EsophagealHumansMedicineLaparoscopySurgeryLaparoscopic resectionThoracotomyEsophagusbusinessAbdominal surgery

description

Diverticulectomy of epiphrenic diverticula of the esophagus is conventionally performed via left thoracotomy. We report the case of a 57-year-old man who presented with an epiphrenic diverticulum that was resected using a transperitoneal laparoscopic technique.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s004640000120