Therapie des epiphrenischen Divertikels bei hypertonem unterem �sophagussphinkter

Abstract

In patients with epiphrenic diverticulum and disorder of LES function, myotomy alone without resection of the diverticulum may be sufficient to relieve or eliminate symptoms. Laparoscopy and the combination with partial fundoplication are the preferred techniques. In our opinion, this method must be considered in order to reduce the surgical risk in multimorbid and elderly patients.