Laparoscopic Esophageal Diverticulectomy, Myotomy and Antireflux Procedure on a 25 year old Female

Howard M. Simon, MD, William A. Marx, D.O.; David Kaplan, MD; Borys Buniak, MD; James Takara, MD

Product Details
Product ID: ACS-2110
Year Produced: 2000
Length: 18 min.


The patient is a 25 year old woman with an acute complaint of difficulty swallowing and pain on swallowing. She also had complaints of epigastric pain as well. A barium swallow and upper endoscopy have shown her to have a distal esophageal diverticulum. The video shows the patient receiving laparoscopic esophageal diverticulectomy, myotomy and antireflux procedure. The patient is currently doing well.