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Laparoscopic Approach to a Subphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum [1]

Submitted by emassa2 [2] on Tue, 2015-12-08 12:27

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Author(s): 
ibrichkov

This video shows a laparoscopic resection of a symptomatic esophageal pulsion diverticulum arising from the abdominal esophagus, in a patient with hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter (HLES). Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication were performed to correct the HLES and prevent diverticular recurrence.

Subspecialty(ies): 
Thoracic [3]
Content Area(s): 
Minimally Invasive Portal [4]
Residents [5]
Videos - General [6]
Taxonomy: 
Esophagus - Other [7]
Source URL:https://www.ctsnet.org/article/laparoscopic-approach-subphrenic-esophageal-diverticulum

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[1] https://www.ctsnet.org/article/laparoscopic-approach-subphrenic-esophageal-diverticulum [2] https://www.ctsnet.org/home/emassa2 [3] https://www.ctsnet.org/categories/thoracic [4] https://www.ctsnet.org/content-areas/minimally-invasive-portal [5] https://www.ctsnet.org/content-areas/residents [6] https://www.ctsnet.org/content-areas/videos-general [7] https://www.ctsnet.org/tags/esophagus-other