Frequency and etiology of midesophageal diverticula at barium esophagography

Donna Hoghooghi; Fergus V. Coakley; Richard S. Breiman; Aliya Qayyum; Benjamin M. Yeh

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2006.02.002

Frequency and etiology of midesophageal diverticula at barium esophagography

Donna Hoghooghi, Fergus V. Coakley, Richard S. Breiman, Aliya Qayyum, Benjamin M. Yeh

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Abstract

Midesophageal diverticula were identified at 8 of 218 (3.6%) esophagrams performed over a 3-year period in adult patients with no prior history of gastroesophageal surgery. All eight patients received a final diagnosis of esophageal dysmotility with secondary pulsion diverticula, and seven of eight (88%) patients had abnormal peristalsis noted during the esophagram. We conclude that most, if not all, midesophageal diverticula are pulsion in etiology, and the detection of a midesophageal diverticulum should prompt a careful search for underlying dysmotility.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	245-247
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Imaging
Volume	30
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2006.02.002
State	Published - Jul 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Barium
Deglutition disorders
Esophagus, diverticula
Esophagus, function

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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