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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2013.84.3.389

Subphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum Associated with Esophageal Dysmotility and Leiomyoma  

Oh, Jang Seok (Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine)
Kim, Eui Jung (Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine)
Song, Jeong Eun (Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine)
Bae, Chi Hoon (Department of Chest Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine)
Jung, Jin Tae (Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine)
Kwon, Joong Goo (Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine)
Kim, Eun Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Medicine / v.84, no.3, 2013 , pp. 389-394 More about this Journal
Abstract
Lower esophageal diverticula are frequently related to esophageal motor disorders. An epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum can also have a mechanical cause, such as an esophageal web, benign stricture, or leiomyoma. For a good therapeutic outcome, symptomatic patients with an esophageal diverticulum require a tailored approach. Therefore, it is important to evaluate motor disorders and other associated diseases in a patient with an esophageal diverticulum before devising a therapeutic strategy. We report a case of subphrenic diverticulum associated with an esophageal leiomyoma and motility disorder in a 58-year-old man who had suffered from intermittent regurgitation of food and epigastric soreness.
Keywords
Esophagus; Diverticulum; Leiomyoma; Esophageal motility disorders;
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