Abstract
Killian-Jamieson diverticulum is a outpouching of the lateral cervical esophageal wall adjacent to the insertion of the recurrent laryngeal to the larynx and is much less common in clinical practice than Zenkers Diverticulum. Surgical management of Killian-Jamieson diverticulum requires open transcervical diverticulectomy due to the proximity of the recurrent laryngeal nerve to the base of the pouch. We present a case of a Killian-Jamieson diverticulum associated with a concurrent large type III paraesophageal hernia causing significant solid-food dysphagia, post-prandial regurgitation of solid foods, and chronic cough managed with open transcervical diverticulectomy and laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair with Nissen fundoplication.
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Abbreviations
- KJD:
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Killian-Jamieson diverticulum
- ZD:
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Zenker diverticulum
- RLN:
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Recurrent laryngeal nerve
- CPM:
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Cricopharyngeus muscle
- GERD:
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- EGD:
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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- PH:
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Paraesophageal hernia
- GEJ:
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Gastroesophageal junction
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Bock, J.M., Knabel, M.J., Lew, D.A. et al. Clinical Conundrum: Killian-Jamieson Diverticulum with Paraesophageal Hernia. Dysphagia 31, 587–591 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-015-9683-5
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