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. 2019 Jan 30;4(2):66-67.
doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2018.10.009. eCollection 2019 Feb.

Treatment of an epiphrenic diverticulum

Vincent Huberty  1 , Daniel Blero  1 , Jacques Deviere  1
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Treatment of an epiphrenic diverticulum

Vincent Huberty et al. VideoGIE. .
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Figure 1
View of barium swallow showing the epiphrenic diverticulum.
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Figure 2
Endomina inside the diverticulum; lumen of the esophagus on top. First step: to appose the T Tag between the bottom of the diverticulum and the lumen of the esophagus.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Delivery of the first Tag inside the lumen of the esophagus.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Two weeks after placement of 3 sutures between the bottom of the diverticulum and the esophageal lumen.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Final result after cutting the bridge and placing hemoclips.
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