Severe halitosis as presentation of epiphrenic diverticulum
Halitosis is a common condition, whose main etiology does not respond to diseases of the gastrointestinal system. Epiphrenic diverticula are a rare cause of this manifestation, thus they are not frequent and they are usually asymptomatic. However, they may produce symptoms with inability for patient...
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| author | Elizabeth Montes-de-Oca-Megías Guillermo Noa-Pedroso Miguel Ángel Martínez-Alfonso Frank Pérez-Triana Osvaldo Seijas-Cabrera Elsy García-Jordá |
| author_facet | Elizabeth Montes-de-Oca-Megías Guillermo Noa-Pedroso Miguel Ángel Martínez-Alfonso Frank Pérez-Triana Osvaldo Seijas-Cabrera Elsy García-Jordá |
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| description | Halitosis is a common condition, whose main etiology does not respond to diseases of the gastrointestinal system. Epiphrenic diverticula are a rare cause of this manifestation, thus they are not frequent and they are usually asymptomatic. However, they may produce symptoms with inability for patient. A patient with severe halitosis is presented. In his study, an epiphrenic diverticulum is diagnosed and the laparoscopic abdominal diverticulectomy is performed with a complete resolution of symptomatology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35c0e81b9f3246ad8c8bfa6c529731222022-12-22T01:37:43ZengAran EdicionesRevista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas1130-01081081175675810.17235/reed.2016.3933/2015S1130-01082016001100019Severe halitosis as presentation of epiphrenic diverticulumElizabeth Montes-de-Oca-Megías0Guillermo Noa-Pedroso1Miguel Ángel Martínez-Alfonso2Frank Pérez-Triana3Osvaldo Seijas-Cabrera4Elsy García-Jordá5National Center of Minimal Access SurgeryMedical University of HavanaNational Center of Minimal Access SurgeryNational Center of Minimal Access SurgeryNational Center of Minimal Access SurgeryNational Center of Minimal Access SurgeryHalitosis is a common condition, whose main etiology does not respond to diseases of the gastrointestinal system. Epiphrenic diverticula are a rare cause of this manifestation, thus they are not frequent and they are usually asymptomatic. However, they may produce symptoms with inability for patient. A patient with severe halitosis is presented. In his study, an epiphrenic diverticulum is diagnosed and the laparoscopic abdominal diverticulectomy is performed with a complete resolution of symptomatology.http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082016001100019&lng=en&tlng=enHalitosisMalodorEpiphrenic diverticulumEsophageal diverticulum |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth Montes-de-Oca-Megías Guillermo Noa-Pedroso Miguel Ángel Martínez-Alfonso Frank Pérez-Triana Osvaldo Seijas-Cabrera Elsy García-Jordá Severe halitosis as presentation of epiphrenic diverticulum Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas Halitosis Malodor Epiphrenic diverticulum Esophageal diverticulum |
| title | Severe halitosis as presentation of epiphrenic diverticulum |
| title_full | Severe halitosis as presentation of epiphrenic diverticulum |
| title_fullStr | Severe halitosis as presentation of epiphrenic diverticulum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe halitosis as presentation of epiphrenic diverticulum |
| title_short | Severe halitosis as presentation of epiphrenic diverticulum |
| title_sort | severe halitosis as presentation of epiphrenic diverticulum |
| topic | Halitosis Malodor Epiphrenic diverticulum Esophageal diverticulum |
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