• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.157-161
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• 2001

Meckel's diverticulum is one of the common causes of gastrointestinal bleeding in the pediatric patient requiring laparotomy. Two children with Meckel's diverticulum have been successfully treated by laparoscopic excision. Both patients recovered without incident and were discharged at 3 and 5 days after surgery. The authors believe that laparoscopic diverticulectomy is a safe, effective. and minimal invasive treatment of Meckel's diverticulum in children.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.450-454
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• 1998

We have studied Meckel's diverticulum(MD) of the duck(Anas platyrhynchos platyrhyncos, Linne) by histological and immunohistochemical methods. Because MD were first observed in 2 weeks after hatching, tissues were taken from 2 weeks to 32 weeks after hatching groups. MD were observed as like any parts of intestinal tract that composed with simple columnar epithelium and numerous mucosal gland especially, cecum except that many lymphocytes were exist in this study. Also a number of bovine chromogranin(BCG)-, serotonin, and somatostatin(SOM)-immunoreactive cells were observed in epithelium and submucosal gland in this study, so it could be suggest that the MD of the duck serve as some digestive and lymphatic functions.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.141-145
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• 1989

This is a report of 12 cases of esophageal diverticulum treated surgically at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Hospital during the 16 years. 10 patients were female and 2 were male and the age distribution was between 31 and 61 years. Various subjective symptoms were noticed preoperatively. Diagnosis was confirmed by esophagography. The type of esophageal diverticulum were pulsion type in 11 cases and traction type in one case, and they were all located on the mid-thoracic esophagus, but one case was associated with epiphrenic pulsion diverticulum After diverticulectomy with or without myotomy, subjective symptoms disappeared and there were no operative complications and mortality. Indication of myotomy evaluated with motilities status by fluoroscopic finding of X-ray barium study. Recurrence of symptoms was not noticed during follow-up.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.264-268
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• 2009

The calyceal diverticulum is a cystic cavity lined by a transitional epithelium, is encased within the renal substance, and is situated peripheral to a minor calyx, to which it is connected by a narrow channel. Both congenital and acquired factors have been suggested to explain the formation of a calyceal diverticulum. We experienced a case of a huge calyceal diverticulum that was newly developed after a renal injury.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.265-271
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• 1989

Sixteen patients with esophageal diverticulum operated on between July 1979 and September 1988 at the Department of Thoracic Surgery of National University Hospital have been studied. There were 2 cases of the pharyngoesophageal diverticula, 12 cases of the midesophageal diverticula, and 2 cases of the epiphrenic diverticula. Twelve cases of midesophageal diverticula consisted of 9 cases of pulsion type and 3 cases of traction type. There were 13 women and three men, whose ages ranged from 25 to 65 years with an average age of 45.5 years. Diverticulectomy alone in three cases, diverticulopexy with myotomy in two cases, and diverticulectomy with myotomy in 11 cases were performed. There were no deaths or morbidity and all patients have achieved marked improvement of their symptoms except four patients who had a concomitant hypopharyngeal carcinoma, had a postoperative recurrence in epiphrenic diverticulum, and had two cases of postoperative transient regurgitation which subsided spontaneously one and one and half year later.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.25 no.12
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• pp.1537-1541
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• 1992

Eleven patients with esophageal diverticulum were operated on between August 1982 and August 1992 at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery of Chonnam National University Hospital have been studied. 9 patients were male and 2 were famale and the age distribution was between 20 and 55 years. Various subjective symptoms were noticed preoperatively. Diagnosis was confirmed by esophagography. The types of esophageal diverticulum were traction type in 6 cases and pulsion type in 5 cases. There were nine cases of midesophageal diverticula, 1 cases of upper-thoracic esophageal diverticulum and 1 cases of epiphrenic diverticulum. Diverticulectomy alone in 10 cases and diverticulopexy was performed in 1 case. Fistulectomy in 5 cases, lobectomy in 1 case, segmentectomy in 1 case, and Eloesser`s procedure in 1 case were performed with associated procedures. There were no death or morbidity and all patients have achieved marked improvement of symptoms except three patients who had a concomitant mucoepidermoid tumor, had a complicated postoperative pyothorax, and had a postoperative recurrence of midesophageal diverticulum. Recurrence of symptoms were not noticed during follow up except 1 recurrence of diverticulum confirmed by esophagogram.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.53-57
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• 2013

A duodenal diverticulum is a frequent abnormality that is usually diagnosed incidentally. Clinical manifestations usually mimic those of highly-varied entities. Among the complications of a duodenal diverticulum, perforation is fairly rare; rupture due to blunt trauma is even rarer, and no cases have been reported in Korean literature. We report the case of a 61-year-old male patient who presented with a perforated duodenal diverticulum after a blunt trauma. We also review the existing literature.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.600-604
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• 1990

A fistulous communication between an esophageal traction diverticulum and the tracheobronchial tree appears to be of rare occurrence. This report reviews the feature of benign esophagobronchial fistula due to esophageal traction diverticulum. This 36-year-old female patient suffered from substernal pain, interscapular pain and severe paroxysmal coughing after ingestion of fluids. This patient was taken a diverticulectomy and partial resection of superior segment of right lower lobe. After the operation, there was no subjective symptoms, esophagobronchial fistula, leakage, stricture and diverticulum. The postoperative result was excellent.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.32 no.9
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• pp.847-850
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• 1999

Tracheobronchomegaly or Mounier-Kuhn syndrome a is rare disease characterized by marked dilatation of the trachea and main bronchi. It is thought to be due to a congenital anomaly, but is uncertain. It has variable clinical manifestations from causing chronic respiratory infections and bronchiectasis to being asymptomatic for the lifetime. Recently, we experienced a case of Mounier-Kuhn syndrome patient with tracheal diverticulum, who had lung cancer. Our case is reported with literature reviews.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.29 no.10
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• pp.1123-1128
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• 1996

A clinical study was performed on 152 cases of surgical esophageal disease treated by the Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery of Korea University Hospital from Jan. 1989 through July 1994. The most common esophageal disease was cancer which was seen in 73 cases (48%) among 152 cases. All were treated surgically' 52 patients (71%) were managed by curative or palliative resection with reconstruction and feeding gastrostomy or jejunostomy, otherwise Celestine tube insertion was performed on the remaining 21 patients for palliatio'n. Esophageal leiomyoma occurred in 6 cases(3.9%), among them 1 case was performed with trio recoscopic enucleation . Achalasia were in 7 cases (4.6%) and was treated with modified Heller's m otomy and with Belsey Mark IV operation. Diverticulum were in 11 cases (7.2%). Esophageal stricture occurred in 20 cases (14.1 %) and 17 of 20 cases were managed with bypass surgery. Esophageal perforation was seen in 20 cases, its cause was instrumental trauma in 7 cases, stab wound in 4 cases, foreign body in 4 cases, spontaneous perforation in 3 cases, and others 1 case Other disease including congenital lesion was seen In 1 Scases.