Intramural pseudodiverticulosis

Submucosal lesions in the oesophagus are also encountered, a relatively rare one being intramural pseudodiverticulosis (Flora et al. 1997) (Fig. 4.26). This is a condition of unknown aetiology, but which has an association with diabetes, alcohol abuse, reflux disease, and oesophageal strictures. It is more commonly seen in patients with oesophageal carcinomas than in matched controls, and there... 

Fig. 4.26. Intramural pseudodiverticulosis. Typical and striking appearances of oesophageal pseudodiverticulosis that was not noted at endoscopy...

Flora KD, Gordon MD, Lieberman D, Schmidt W (1997) Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis. Dig Dis 15 113-119... 

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