Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis.

Abstract

A 66-year-old man presented with severe chronic dysphagia and weight loss. A barium esophagogram revealed a proximal esophageal stricture and multiple pseudodiverticula. After death from aspiration pneumonia, a postmortem examination revealed extensive esophageal pseudodiverticulosis. Clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of this unusual disorder are reviewed.

• Authors: K D Flora, M D Gordon, D Lieberman, W Schmidt
• Journal: Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) (Dig Dis) 1997 Jan-Apr Vol. 15 Issue 1-2 Pg. 113-9 ISSN: 0257-2753 [Print] Switzerland
• PMID: 9101133 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Contrast Media
• Barium Sulfate

Topics

• Aged
• Aspergillosis (diagnosis)
• Aspergillus fumigatus
• Barium Sulfate
• Candidiasis (diagnosis)
• Cause of Death
• Chronic Disease
• Contrast Media
• Deglutition Disorders (diagnostic imaging)
• Diverticulum, Esophageal (diagnostic imaging, microbiology, pathology)
• Esophageal Stenosis (diagnostic imaging)
• Fatal Outcome
• Humans
• Klebsiella Infections (diagnosis)
• Klebsiella pneumoniae
• Male
• Pneumonia, Aspiration (microbiology)
• Radiography
• Weight Loss