Giant epiphrenic diverticulum in a boy with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Pediatr Radiol. 1989;19(6-7):437. doi: 10.1007/BF02387645.

Abstract

We treated a 12 year old boy with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. There were multiple diverticula in the oesophagus, stomach, colon and urinary bladder. Most prominent was the giant epiphrenic diverticulum of the oesophagus, a rare finding as a complication of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diverticulum, Esophageal / etiology*
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male