Laparoscopic transhiatal surgery for an epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum derived from a jackhammer esophagus: a case report

Laparoscopic transhiatal surgery for an epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum derived from a jackhammer esophagus: a case report

Abstract Background An esophageal diverticulum is rare and is frequently associated with esophageal motility disorders. Jackhammer esophagus is also rare, is characterized by esophageal hypercontraction, and comprises 4.1% of esophageal motility disorders. Here, we report a case of a patient success...

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Main Authors: Atsuro Fujinaga, Tomotaka Shibata, Tsuyoshi Etoh, Kazuhiro Tada, Kosuke Suzuki, Kohei Nishiki, Katsuhiro Ogawa, Yohei Kono, Takahiro Hiratsuka, Tomonori Akagi, Yoshitake Ueda, Manabu Toujigamori, Hidefumi Shiroshita, Norio Shiraishi, Masafumi Inomata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2020-06-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Jackhammer esophagus
Epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum
Myotomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00900-2
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