Abstract
Esophageal diverticula are rare entities. We report our initial experience with a minimally invasive approach to mid-esophageal and epiphrenic diverticula in two cases. One patient with mid-esophageal diverticula was treated with esophagoscopy-guided thoracoscopic diverticulectomy. The other patient, with a large epiphrenic diverticulum, was treated with combined thoracoscopic diverticulectomy
and laparoscopic esophagomyotomy and fundoplication. Thoracoscopic diverticulectomy is a safe and effective operation. When combined with intraoperative endoscopy, this approach further increases the efficiency of the thoracoscopic procedure.
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Muharrem Ozkaya, Mehmet Ozdogan, Sefa Ozyazici, Koray Das, Safa Onel. Minimally ınvasive approach for mid-esophageal and a giant epiphrenic diverticula: Case Report. J Clin Anal Med 2016;7(2):268-270. doi:10.4328/JCAM.4173
Publication History
- Received:
- 02.12.2015
- Accepted:
- 22.12.2015
- Published Online:
- 01.03.2016
- Printed:
- 01.03.2016