Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Epiphrenic diverticulum is a rare pathology characterized by anomalous protrusions in the esophagus resulting from an increase in intraluminal pressure which leads to herniation of the mucosal and submucosal layers.Although the clinical picture is insidious, patients can manifest symptoms such as dysphagia and chest pain.We therefore present a literature review and a case report of a symptomatic patient whose case was resolved by surgery.
Author: Giovanna Schroden Rodrigues
Institution: Universidade de Uberaba
Language: English
Topic: Esophageal and GI Pathology
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4394861352