A CASE OF ESOPHAGEAL INTRAMURAL PSEUDODIVERTICULOSIS

Abstract

A 63-year-old man presented at our hospital with the complaint of continuous dysphagia. He was a chronic smoker and also consumed excessive amounts of alcohol. A barium esophagogram showed multiple outpouchings in the entire esophagus. Gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed multiple ostia and a stenotic lesion at the lower thoracic esophagus. Candida infection was detected in white patches around the ostia. We made the diagnosis of esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis, prohibited the consumption of alcohol and performed endoscopic dilatation. Thereafter his symptoms showed a tendency to improve.
A case report of esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis with typical endoscopic and radiographic images and candidiasis is presented accompanied by a review of the literature.