Sarcoidosis Causing Mid-Esophageal Traction Diverticulum
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Sarcoidosis Causing Mid-Esophageal Traction Diverticulum
A 78-year-old man presented to the outpatient clinic with progressive dysphagia with solid food for a few years. He had the feeling that food got stuck in his chest when swallowing. He denied any fevers, unintentional weight loss, hemoptysis, sore throat, odynophagia, shortness of breath, or wheezing. On examination he was hemodynamically stable. Chest exam revealed lower left lung crackles. He...
متن کاملTraction esophageal diverticulum: a rare cause of gastro-intestinal bleeding
Esophageal diverticula are uncommon lesions that are usually classified according to their location (cervical, thoracic, or epiphrenic), or underlying pathogenesis (pulsion or traction), and their morphology (true or false).The majority of esophageal diverticula are acquired lesions that occur predominantly in elderly adults. Pulsion, or false, diverticula are the most commonly encountered type...
متن کاملGiant mid-esophageal diverticulum. Conservative treatment of postoperative leakage.
Mid-esophageal diverticula are rare entities. Only symptomatic patients usually receive surgical treatment. Esophageal leakage is one of the most common complications after these procedures. Though in literature, operative management is the preferred treatment for esophageal fistula, conservative approach is described in case of small leaks. We report a case of an operated giant mid-esophageal ...
متن کاملMid-Esophageal Diverticulum Mimicking an Aortic Aneurysm on Chest Radiography
BACKGROUND Mid-esophageal region is an uncommon location of esophageal diverticula, a condition usually diagnosed in elderly individuals. CASE REPORT We report a case of an elderly male with incidental finding of mediastinal lesion, which was initially thought to be an aortic aneurysm. Further evaluation demonstrated a mid-esophageal diverticulum at the level of the carina. We present patient...
متن کاملKillian-jamieson diverticulum: the rarer cervical esophageal diverticulum.
Killian-Jamieson (K-J) diverticulum is a rare cervical oesophageal diverticulum, less commonly encountered compared with Zenker's diverticulum (ZD). We report a case of K-J diverticulum in a 52-year-old lady who presented with sensation of lump in the neck and food stuck in the throat of 5 years duration. Esophagogram showed a large rightsided pharyngoesophageal diverticulum which was confirmed...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: ACG Case Reports Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2326-3253
DOI: 10.14309/crj.2016.148