Minimally invasive therapy for epiphrenic diverticula: Systematic review of literature and report of six cases

• Published in: Journal of minimal access surgery Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 169 - 174
• Main Authors: Gonzalez-Calatayud, Mariel, Targarona, EduardoM, Balague, Carmen, Rodriguez-Luppi, Carlos, Martin, AnaB, Trias, Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2014; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Diverticula; Epiphrenic diverticula; Esophagus; Methods; Minimally invasive surgery; oesophageal diverticulum; Original; Patient outcomes; Epiphrenic diverticula; minimally invasive surgery; oesophageal diverticulum

Epiphrenic diverticula (ED) are infrequent and conventional surgical treatment entails aggressive open or transthoracic surgery. Minimally invasive treatment has changed the surgical approach but some surgical controversies are not resolved. The objective of this study is to describe our experience...