Endoscopic Treatment of a Giant Mid-Esophageal Diverticulum / 대한소화기내시경학회지

ABSTRACT

Most patients with esophageal diverticula are asymptomatic and treatment should be reserved only for the symptomatic patients. The mainstay of treatment is surgery. Recently, in cases of Zenker's diverticula, endoscopic diverticulotomy has become increasingly popular. In lower esophageal diverticula, minimally invasive surgery (i.e. laparoscopic approach) has been successful. However, treatment with flexible endoscope has not been reported yet in mid- esophageal diverticulum. We present a case with a giant symptomatic mid-esophageal diverticulum, which was successfully treated by clip and cut technique through a flexible endoscope without general anesthesia.