Esophageal diverticulum exposed during endoscopic submucosal dissection of superficial cancer.pdf

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CASE REPORT
Esophageal diverticulum exposed during endoscopic
submucosal dissection of superficial cancer
Shinwa Tanaka, Takashi Toyonaga, Yoshiko Ohara, Tetsuya Yoshizaki, Fumiaki Kawara, Tsukasa Ishida,
Namiko Hoshi, Yoshinori Morita, Takeshi Azuma
Shinwa Tanaka, Takashi Toyonaga, Tetsuya Yoshizaki, a case of esophageal cancer that had a diverticulum
Fumiaki Kawara, Department of Endoscopy, Kobe University, under cancerous epithelium. The diverticulum was
Hyogo 650-0017, Japan not detected during preoperative examination, and
Yoshiko Ohara, Tsukasa Ishida, Namiko Hoshi, Yoshinori led to perforation during the ESD procedure. Our
Morita, Takeshi Azuma,
Division of Gastroenterology, Depart­ case shows that, although rare, some diverticula can
ment of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe
exist underneath the mucosal surface without obvious
University, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan
Author contributions: Tanaka S designed the study and wrote depression. If there is any sign of hidden diverticula
the manuscript; Ohara Y, Yoshizaki T, Kawara F, Ishida T and during ESD, surgeons should proceed with cautio