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An epiphrenic diverticulum is a herniation of a pouch of esophageal mucosa through the musculature of the distal thoracic esophagus within 10cm of the oesophago-gastric junction. The pathological process is thought to be due to the application of pulsion forces to the mucosa above a functionally obstructing region of abnormal esophageal motility.
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Collins, C.G., O’Sullivan, G.C. (2007). Epiphrenic Diverticula. In: Clavien, PA., Sarr, M.G., Fong, Y., Georgiev, P. (eds) Atlas of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68866-2_17
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