Changes

Oesophageal Diverticula (view source)

381 bytes added , 11:40, 10 August 2009

no edit summary

Line 34: Line 34:

'''Endoscopy''': will confirm the diagnosis

==Treatment==

−

+

*Small diverticula - managed by feeding bland soft or liquid diets.

+

*Small pulsion diverticula - should be surgically corrected as food impaction may enlarge the diverticula.

+

*Larger diverticula - require surgical excision and reconstruction of the wall of the oesophagus.

==Prognosis==

−

+

Fair to guarded due to post-op complications of oesophageal hypomotility and oesophageal stricture formation.

==References==

305

edits