TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant esophageal diverticula after laparoscopic band placement
AU - Suhail, Mohammed
AU - Smith, Adam
AU - Olivencia-Yurvati, Albert H.
AU - Patel, Jay
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - An esophageal diverticulum is seen in a variety of gastroesophageal conditions, with most having an underlying motility disorder. The diverticulum is diagnosed by combining the patient's history, physical examination, computed tomographic chest scan, and barium radiography. We present an unusual case of a 43-year-old patient with a history of leiomyoma resection of the esophagus and an ensuing placement of a laparoscopic band for weight loss. One year after banding, persistent dysphagia led to the diagnosis of a large esophageal diverticulum. We believe that this esophageal diverticulum is the largest reported secondary to a laparoscopic band.
AB - An esophageal diverticulum is seen in a variety of gastroesophageal conditions, with most having an underlying motility disorder. The diverticulum is diagnosed by combining the patient's history, physical examination, computed tomographic chest scan, and barium radiography. We present an unusual case of a 43-year-old patient with a history of leiomyoma resection of the esophagus and an ensuing placement of a laparoscopic band for weight loss. One year after banding, persistent dysphagia led to the diagnosis of a large esophageal diverticulum. We believe that this esophageal diverticulum is the largest reported secondary to a laparoscopic band.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.082
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.082
M3 - Article
C2 - 23006690
AN - SCOPUS:84866678506
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 94
SP - 1330
EP - 1332
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 4
ER -