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Case Reports
. 2000;13(4):317-9.
doi: 10.1046/j.1442-2050.2000.00139.x.

Sarcoidosis and giant midesophageal diverticulum

A Raziel  1 , O Landau, Y Fintsi, R Fass, I Charuzi
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Case Reports

Sarcoidosis and giant midesophageal diverticulum

A Raziel et al. Dis Esophagus. 2000.

Abstract

Traction diverticula of the midesophagus result from granulomatous inflammation of mediastinal lymph nodes. Tuberculosis and histoplasmosis are known etiologies of this condition. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a traction diverticulum caused by sarcoidosis.

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