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Esophagoscopy-guided thoracoscopic resection of large epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum

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A diverticulum in the lower third of the esophagus is rare. A 62-year-old woman presented with symptoms of dysphagia and regurgitation associated with recurrent aspiration. Endoscopic examination disclosed a large epiphrenic diverticulum, for which esophagoscopy-guided thoracoscopic surgery was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful. It is proposed that this method could be a possible alternative to the standard classical thoracotomy approach for a large epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus.

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    Masao Miyashita, Keiichi Ohkawa, Ichiro Akagi, Tsutomu Nomura, Hiroshi Makino & Takashi Tajiri

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Miyashita, M., Ohkawa, K., Akagi, I. et al. Esophagoscopy-guided thoracoscopic resection of large epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum. Esophagus 5, 225–228 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10388-008-0176-6

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