ABSTRACT
Cases of esophageal diverticula treated surgically at the Department I of General Surgery, Institute of Surgery from 1950 to 1973 are reported. Their location, clinical manifestations, indications for operation and management are described. During these 23 years 45 patients were treated surgically. In 21 cases the diverticula were situated in the cervical part of the esophagus, in 14 cases in the middle part and in 10 cases in the supradiaphragmatic part.
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Diverticulum, Esophageal/surgery , Adult , Aged , Diverticulum, Esophageal/diagnosis , Diverticulum, Esophageal/pathology , Humans , Middle AgedABSTRACT
After extensive resection of the small intestine in rats, histochemical reactions of selected enzymes were studied during seven weeks to one year in the remaining segment. The rise of activity of the hydrolytic, oxidative and proteolytic enzymes in enterocytes of elongated intestinal villi indicates enhanced active transport and adaptation.
