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case_images: Timeline of symptoms, diagnostic testing, intervention, and postoperative course. EGD = esophagogastroduodenoscopy, CT = computed tomography, EUS = endoscopic ultrasound, FNA = fine needle aspiration, OR = operating room, m = months, w = weeks, d = days.
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case_images: A 55-year-old healthy woman was referred to our institution with a two-year history of progressive dysphagia to solids (Fig. 1).
case_images: Diagnostic evaluations of a patient presenting with a two-year history of dysphagia. (A) Esophagogram demonstrating an intraluminal mass; (B) Endoscopic view of pedunculated lesion (arrow); (C) EUS demonstrating apparent submucosal origin.
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case_images: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) demonstrated a pedunculated mass with a submucosal origin beginning at 20 cm from the incisors on the right side of the neck (Fig. 2).
case_images: Intraoperative findings during planned resection of suspected esophageal mass. (A) Esophagoscopy after mobilization of the diverticulum revealed a patent esophageal lumen (asterisk) and diverticular ostium (arrow); (B) Intraoperative photograph; esophagus (asterisk) and approximate level of resection (dashed line) are marked.
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case_images: The diverticulum was fully mobilized and resected using a stapler (Fig. 3).