ReviewLangenbeck's archives of surgery2012
Modern pathophysiology and treatment of esophageal diverticula.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 120 citations in OpenAlex.
- Robotic esophageal diverticulectomy with Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication for giant epiphrenic diverticulum: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- POEM-based endoscopic myotomy for esophageal diverticulum: a case series study.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Zenker's Diverticulum Presenting With Complete Esophageal Obstruction in a 55-Year-Old Male.Cureus · 2025Article
- Current status of endoscopic treatment for esophageal diverticulum based on diverticular peroral endoscopic myotomy.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2025Review
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- Esophageal leiomyoma within an epinephric diverticulum.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Atypical presentation of an epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum 20 years post fundoplication: a case report and review.Journal of surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Characteristics of Esophageal Motility and Associated Symptom Profiles in Patients with Esophageal Diverticulum: A Study Based on High-Resolution Impedance Manometry.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2024Article
- An Epiphrenic Diverticulum with Previous Perforation Excised Laparoscopically.Case reports in surgery · 2024Article
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- Large Zenker's Diverticulum: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- Surgical treatment of thoracic esophageal diverticula.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2023Article
- Esophageal diverticula: from diagnosis to therapeutic management-narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Review
- The upper esophageal sphincter in the high-resolution manometry era.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Review
- Further evidence for Zenker's diverticulum in a slim woman with body figure predisposition: a case report and literature review.The Journal of international medical research · 2021Review
- Zenker's diverticulum in an 85-year-old Ugandan man.BMC gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Epiphrenic pulsion diverticulum: an uncommon cause of dysphagia and heartburn.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- A Rare Giant Midesophageal Diverticulum: Fever is the Only Symptom.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
- Thoracoscopy for Esophageal Diverticula After Esophageal Atresia With Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Peroral endoscopic myotomy alone is effective for esophageal motility disorders and esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum: a retrospective single-center study.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionEsophageal diverticula are rare. They may occur in the pharyngoesophageal area (Zenker's), midesophagus, or distally (epiphrenic). A motility disorder (either at the level of the esophageal sphincters or body) is frequently associated with esophageal diverticula. The risk of malignant transformation is low.
methodsA literature search was performed using Medline/PubMed database.
resultsThe treatment of esophageal diverticula must be based on the pathophysiology and natural history of the disease: (a) asymptomatic diverticula do not need a specific treatment, (b) small diverticula may be left in place and not resected, (c) medium-size diverticula may be either treated by diverticulectomy, diverticulopexy, or esophagodiverticulostomy in case of pharyngoesophageal diverticula, (d) resection is probably the ideal therapy for larger diverticula, and (e) a myotomy should always be included to the procedure.
conclusionsDue to its rarity, esophageal diverticula must be treated by esophageal surgeons since even in experienced hands the complication rate can be significant.
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