Case reportEsophageal Intramural Pseudodiverticulosis With Esophageal Strictures Successfully Treated With Dilation Therapy
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Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis was first reported by Mendl and coworkers [1] in 1960; since then only 220 cases have been reported worldwide [2]. The condition is a little more common in males than females (ratio, 3 males to 2 females), and the mean age of the patients at the time of diagnosis is 53.5 years (range, 0.75 to 86 years) [3]. Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis commonly presents with dysphagia, such that 47% of the patients have constant symptoms, 24%
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