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KMID : 1164620190520010040
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2019 Volume.52 No. 1 p.40 ~ p.43
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A Large Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum Communicating with the Left Lower Lobe
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Lim Suk-Kyung
Cho Jong-Ho
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Abstract
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Epiphrenic diverticula are known to cause a series of complications. We report the case of a 54-year-old woman who was diagnosed with an epiphrenic diverticulum at a regular checkup in November 2006. Ten years later, she presented with massive hematemesis. Imaging studies revealed an epiphrenic diverticulum measuring 7.8 cm in diameter and a large amount of bleeding inside the diverticulum. Computed tomography showed fistula formation between the diverticulum and the left lower lobe of the lung, leading to the development of a pulmonary abscess. Diverticulectomy and 180° posterior partial fundoplication were performed transabdominally. The pulmonary abscess was treated with antibiotics alone. She was discharged 16 days after the operation without any complications over 7 months of follow-up.
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KEYWORD
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Esophageal diverticulum, Esophagopulmonary fistula
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