Epiphrenic diverticulum develops when elevated esophageal intraluminal pressure causes herniation of the mucosa and submucosa through an area weakness in muscularis layer. Treatment must address both underlying dysmotility. The endoluminal functional lumen imaging probe allows measurement lower sphincter pressures to achieve ideal distensibility that prevents postoperative gastroesophageal refl...

Epiphrenic diverticulum is a rare disease associated with esophageal motor disorders that is usually asymptomatic and has a well-established surgical indication. We report a case of giant epiphrenic diverticulum in a 59-year-old symptomatic woman who was diagnosed after underwent complementary exams. Because of her symptoms, the surgical treatment was chosen, and esophageal diverticulectomy was...

Abstract Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is a rare condition that affects only 2% of general population. Only 4 to 6% those diverticulea are symptomatic. Furthermore, having MD containing enterolith extremely rare, and herein we present case 55-year-old lady with Meckle's diverticulitis 3 cm enterolith. The patient presented symptoms mimic appendicitis; however, upon further evaluation an enhanced a...

OBJECTIVES To report our experience of transvaginal diverticulectomy with pubovaginal sling placement in a series of 32 women with recurrent urethral pseudodiverticula. METHODS A total of 32 women underwent surgical repair from January 2000 to June 2007. Of the 32 women, 12 had undergone other concomitant previous urethral surgery, predominantly for stress urinary incontinence. Transvaginal e...

The underactive bladder (UAB)/detrusor underactivity (DU) is a relatively common condition. It is difficult to diagnose and can be difficult to manage. The aim of this review is to provide a review of the diagnosis and different surgical treatment options for UAB/DU. A comprehensive literature review using medical search engines was performed. The search included a combination of the following ...

PURPOSE Colonic diverticulitis is an uncommon disease in Korea, but the incidence of the disease is increasing. The right colon is the more preferred site for diverticulitis in Korea, but the incidence of left diverticulitis is increasing. Therefore, comparing the clinical features and treatments for right diverticulitis with those for left diverticulitis may help us to treat the disease more p...

BACKGROUND Gastric diverticulum (GD) is an extremely rare disorder that can easily be overlooked when investigating the cause of abdominal pain. Its diagnosis is founded on a history of gastrointestinal symptoms and a typically unrevealing physical examination, and diagnosis requires confirmation from UGI contrast studies, EGD, and CT scan. Symptomatic GD should be kept in consideration as a c...