Correction of Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum

N. J.Demos, V.J. Kulkarni, W. McGuire,G. Ciechanowski

Product Details
Product ID: ACS-1659
Year Produced: 1990
Length: 11 min.


Operative correction of an epiphrenic diverticulum is shown. Two more diverticulae are presented to illustrate resorption, excision or suspension. In presence of severe spasm, long myotomy and modified Belsey or modified stapled, uncut gastroplasty and fundoplication are preformed. The intercostal pedicle was used to buttress the esophagus in one patient. A two-to-six-year follow-up shows definitive correction.