GASTROESOPHAGEAL OBSTRUCTION FROM FOOD IN AN EPIPHRENIC ESOPHAGEAL DIVERTICULUM

Authors
NIV Y FRASER G KRUGLIAK P
Citation
Y. Niv et al., GASTROESOPHAGEAL OBSTRUCTION FROM FOOD IN AN EPIPHRENIC ESOPHAGEAL DIVERTICULUM, Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 16(4), 1993, pp. 314-316
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Journal of clinical gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01920790
Volume
16
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
314 - 316
Database
ISI
SICI code
0192-0790(1993)16:4<314:GOFFIA>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
An epiphrenic diverticulum is usually accompanied by esophageal motor disorders, diaphragmatic hernia, or esophagitis. Symptoms are rarely a ttributable to the diverticulum except very rarely when no other expla nation for dysphagia or chest pain is demonstrated. We describe acute esophageal obstruction from food accumulating in an epiphrenic diverti culum and compressing the gastroesophageal junction, and we confirm th e mechanism with an artificial balloon.