Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42164207›Full record

ArticleCureus2026

Large Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum: An Unexpected Trap at the Distal Esophagus.

Rebecca E Aquino, Kshitij Thakur, Aaron Brenner

Abstract readCase Reports
In one paragraph

Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Rebecca E AquinoInternal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
Kshitij ThakurGastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
Aaron BrennerGastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal diverticula are rare and typically asymptomatic, but when symptomatic, they can present with life-threatening complications. They are categorized based on location and esophageal layer involvement. Their underlying pathophysiology involves either a traction or a pulsion mechanism. Epiphrenic diverticula lack a muscular layer and are typically caused by pulsion secondary to an underlying motility disorder. The underlying anatomy and pathophysiology help determine the most appropriate management approach. Treatment includes a range of endoscopic and surgical techniques and must be individualized on a case-by-case basis.

Indexed as

epiphrenic esophageal diverticulumesophageal dysmotilityheller myotomyperoral endoscopic myotomy (poem)pulsion diverticulum

Identifiers

PMID42164207
PMCPMC13186421

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.