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TRACTION DIVERTICULUM OF ESOPHAGUS WITH EXSANGUINATION: REPORT OF A CASE*
- ALFRED SCHICK, M.D.; and
- RAYMOND YESNER, M.D.
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The existence of traction diverticula of the esophagus was described by Rokitansky1 in 1840. Their association with pulmonary tuberculosis was known to subsequent investigators, particularly Kragh,2 who in 1921 refuted the theory of congenital origin. These diverticula have generally been regarded as of little clinical importance, despite occasional reports to the contrary. In the following case, fatal exsanguination occurred from a traction diverticulum.
CASE REPORT In 1942, 10 years prior to his last admission, a 41 year old foundry worker was admitted to this hospital because of shortness of breath and swelling of the legs. He was found to have
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↵* Received for publication March 16, 1953.
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From the Department of Radiology and Pathology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Newington, Connecticut and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Reviewed in the Veterans Administration and published with the approval of the Chief Medical Director. The statements and conclusions published by the authors are the result of their own study and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Veterans Administration.
