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Intraluminal esophageal diverticulum
O Funakoshi1, Y Soma, T Takasugi
1First Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
Gastroenterologia Japonica
|February 1, 1990
Abstract:
An intraluminal esophageal diverticulum (IED) is an uncommon entity defined as a double-layered mucosal pouch lying within the lumen of the esophagus. Its characteristic radiological finding is an intraluminal barium collection surrounded by a radiolucent halo. True IED, which is different from a transient radiological artifact, has not been previously reported in the international literature. This article describes the first case of true IED. Differential diagnosis between a true lesion and a transient flow artifact on barium meal is discussed.