Surgical resection of voluminous epiphrenic diverticula.

Surgical resection of voluminous epiphrenic diverticula.
Acta Chir Belg. 2019 Nov 12;:1-12
Authors: Maertens V, Lagarde S, Wijnhoven B
Abstract
A 52-year-old male and 55-year-old female underwent surgical resection of a voluminous symptomatic epiphrenic diverticulum via a right thoracotomy. A formal myotomy of the distal esophagus was not performed. The first patient had an uncomplicated recovery whilst the other patient still suffers from an esophageal-cutaneous fistula and repetitive abscesses, treated by intravenous antibiotics and percutaneous drainage. The authors discuss the indication for resection, surgical techniques and complications.
PMID: 31718462 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - November 16, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: Acta Chir Belg Source Type: research