Killian-Jamieson diverticulum

Hanifi Bayaroğulları,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.5464

Hanifi Bayaroğulları¹, İsmail Güzel Mansur², Muhittin Temiz³, Tülin Durgun Yetim⁴

¹Department of Radiology, Medicine Faculty of Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
²Department of Radiology, Mozaik Hospital, Hatay, Turkey
³Department of General Surgery, Medicine Faculty of Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
⁴Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medicine Faculty of Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.5464

Killian-Jamieson diverticulum localized lateral to the proximal cervical esophagus is a paraesophageal diverticulum. This diverticulum originates from weakness of the gap between muscles called Killian-Jamieson space. Discoordination of muscle increases the pressure in this gap and would result in prolapsed mucosa and submucosa. Dysphagia and regurgitation are the most common symptoms.

Keywords : Computed tomography; Killian-Jamieson diverticulum; magnetic resonance imaging; pharyngoesophagogram

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