TRACTION DIVERTICULUM OF ESOPHAGUS WITH EXSANGUINATION: REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: A SCHICK, R YESNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Case Reports1 August 1953TRACTION DIVERTICULUM OF ESOPHAGUS WITH EXSANGUINATION: REPORT OF A CASEALFRED SCHICK, M.D., RAYMOND YESNER, M.D.ALFRED SCHICK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RAYMOND YESNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-39-2-345 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe existence of traction diverticula of the esophagus was described by Rokitansky1 in 1840. Their association with pulmonary tuberculosis was known to subsequent investigators, particularly Kragh,2 who in 1921 refuted the theory of congenital origin. These diverticula have generally been regarded as of little clinical importance, despite occasional reports to the contrary. In the following case, fatal exsanguination occurred from a traction diverticulum.CASE REPORTIn 1942, 10 years prior to his last admission, a 41 year old foundry worker was admitted to this hospital because of shortness of breath and swelling of the legs. He was found to have...Bibliography1. Rokitansky C: Spindelförmige Erweiterung der Speiseröhre, Med. Jahrb. d. k. k. österr. Staates, Wien 21: 219, 1840. Google Scholar2. Kragh J: Diverticules tuberculeux dits diverticules de traction de l'oesophage d'un boeuf, Compt. rend. Soc. de biol. 85: 755, 1921. Google Scholar3. Kragh J: Diverticula tuberculeux de l'oesophage (soi-distant diverticules de traction), Compt. rend. Soc. de biol. 85: 369, 1921. Google Scholar4. Engler LW: Perforation of esophagus not caused by instruments, Ann. Otol., Rhin. and Laryng. 55: 667, 1946. Google Scholar5. Heacock CH: Diverticula of the thoracic portions of the esophagus, South. M. J. 23: 517, 1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Sternberg J: Ueber die Erweichung bronchialer Lymphdruesen und ihre Folgen, Deutsch. path. Gesellsch. Verhandl. Jena 9: 309, 1906. Google Scholar7. SturtevantShapiroWallace MLRP: Traction diverticulum of the esophagus, Am. J. Roentgenol. 27: 187, 1937. Google Scholar8. NashPalmer ECWL: Clinical significance of diverticuloses including diverticulitis of gastro-intestinal tract, Ann. Int. Med. 27: 42, 1947. Google Scholar9. Wallace RP: Traction diverticula of the esophagus, Arch. Int. Med. 60: 454, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Wallace RP: Traction diverticulum of the esophagus, M. Clin. North America 26: 889, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Newington, Connecticut*Received for publication March 16, 1953.From the Department of Radiology and Pathology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Newington, Connecticut and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.Reviewed in the Veterans Administration and published with the approval of the Chief Medical Director. The statements and conclusions published by the authors are the result of their own study and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Veterans Administration. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEsophageal diverticulum: New perspectives in the era of minimally invasive endoscopic treatmentEsophageal DiverticulaGiant midesophageal diverticulum presenting as food impaction: case report and review of the literatureMidthoracic Esophageal DiverticulaHematemesis and MelenaGastrointestinal Hemorrhage (Excluding Peptic Ulcer and Esophageal Varices) 1 August 1953Volume 39, Issue 2Page: 345-349KeywordsDiagnostic radiologyDyspneaEsophagusHospital medicineInflammation ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...