Spontaneous Rupture of Esophageal Diverticulum-A Case Report and Literature Review

Shengting Dong; Shiliang Xie; Yongxin Zhou

doi:10.3390/diagnostics13010019

Spontaneous Rupture of Esophageal Diverticulum-A Case Report and Literature Review

Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Dec 21;13(1):19. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13010019.

Authors

Shengting Dong¹, Shiliang Xie¹, Yongxin Zhou¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic-Cardiovascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 389 Xincun Rd, Shanghai 200065, China.

Abstract

The spontaneous rupture of the esophageal diverticulum is a rare condition that occurs without any warning signs. Its incidence is low, but the mortality rate is high. This paper reports a case of spontaneous esophageal diverticulum rupture and analyzes it along with 13 other cases to explore its prevention and treatment measures. When patients suffer from chronic swallowing difficulties and chest pain or vomiting that cannot be explained after meals, they should be suspected to have a possible spontaneous rupture of the esophageal diverticulum, which is critical to the patient's prognosis.

Keywords: esophageal; oesophageal; spontaneous esophageal diverticulum rupture; spontaneous esophageal rupture.

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the Shanghai Commission of Science and Technology (SCST), grant number 20S31904700.