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Oesophageal Diverticula
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'''Endoscopy''': will confirm the diagnosis
'''Endoscopy''': will confirm the diagnosis
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
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*Small diverticula - managed by feeding bland soft or liquid diets.
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*Small pulsion diverticula - should be surgically corrected as food impaction may enlarge the diverticula.
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*Larger diverticula - require surgical excision and reconstruction of the wall of the oesophagus.
==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==
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Fair to guarded due to post-op complications of oesophageal hypomotility and oesophageal stricture formation.
==References==
==References==
Dmassey
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