Abstract
The conventional treatment for an epiphrenic diverticulum consists of diverticulectomy with or without myotomy via a left thoracic approach. We describe the resection of an epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum using a laparoscopic transhiatal approach after observing its rate of enlargement on routine chest X-rays done over a number of years. This approach eliminates the need for thoracotomy and pleural drainage, and permits a complete laparoscopic procedure, including diverticulectomy, myotomy, and antireflex surgery.
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Motoyama, S., Maruyama, K., Okuyama, M. et al. Laparoscopic Long Esophagomyotomy with Dor's Fundoplication Using a Transhiatal Approach for an Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum. Surg Today 36, 758–760 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-006-3221-x
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