[Intramural pseudodiverticulosis of the esophagus]

Description of a case of rare endoluminal pseudodiverticulosis--only 49 cases have been reported to date--presenting the characteristic x-ray morphology and clinical course. Aetiological factors and the pathogenesis of the dilatation of the submucous oesophageal gland as a morphological substrate of pseudodiverticulosis are discussed.