Giant Epiphrenic Diverticulum: A Challenging Case
Divertículo epifrénico gigante: un caso desafiante
Rasul Uzdenov, Sukhrob Atakhadzhaev, Muhammad Asim, Serghei Covantev
Abstract
A diverticulum is a limited saccular protrusion of the esophageal wall, communicating with its lumen. Anatomically, esophageal diverticula are classified into pharyngoesophageal, median, and epiphrenic. Treatment of esophageal diverticula is based on several basic pathophysiological principles. Small and asymptomatic diverticula do not require specific treatment. Large and symptomatic diverticula require surgical intervention, consisting of diverticulectomy combined with myotomy. Operations for symptomatic epiphrenic diverticula make up no more than 2% of all operations on the esophagus. We describe a case of an epiphrenic diverticulum with the dimensions 88x60x90 mm in a 54-year-old patient. Surgical treatment of this disease was performed according to the Lewis method. The article also describes methods of dealing with concomitant postoperative complications and a brief review of the literature on epiphrenic diverticula.
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Resumen
Un divertículo es una protuberancia sacular limitada de la pared esofágica, que se comunica con su luz. Anatómicamente, los divertículos esofágicos se clasifican en faringoesofágicos, medianos y epifrénicos. El tratamiento de los divertículos esofágicos se basa en varios principios fisiopatológicos básicos. Los divertículos pequeños y asintomáticos no requieren tratamiento específico. Los divertículos grandes y sintomáticos requieren intervención quirúrgica, que consiste en diverticulectomía combinada con miotomía. Las operaciones por divertículos epifrénicos sintomáticos representan no más del 2% de todas las operaciones en el esófago. Describimos un caso de divertículo epifrénico de dimensiones 88x60x90 mm en un paciente de 54 años. El tratamiento quirúrgico de esta enfermedad se realizó según el método de Lewis. El artículo también describe métodos para tratar las complicaciones posoperatorias concomitantes y una breve revisión de la literatura sobre divertículos epifrénicos.
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Submitted date:
11/05/2021
Reviewed date:
02/27/2022
Accepted date:
03/10/2022
Publication date:
03/10/2022
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