A Rare Case of Bilateral Killian-Jamieson Diverticula: is There a Place for Endoscopic Treatment?

We present the case of a 68-year-old man with two symptomatic synchronous Killian-Jamieson (KJ) diverticula (2 and 4cm).

Endoscopic diverticulotomy was proposed. A submucosal tunnel was created, starting proximally to the diverticula and extended to both the end of the larger diverticulum and the proximal esophagus.

The septum was exposed and a complete septotomy performed. At 8-weeks follow-up, patient remains asymptomatic.

Endoscopic therapies for KJ diverticulum have been reported as safe and effective. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case of the use of the peroral endoscopic myotomy technique for the treatment of bilateral KJ diverticula.

Citation: Félix C, O´Neill C, Mendo R et al. eP33V A RARE CASE OF BILATERAL KILLIAN-JAMIESON DIVERTICULA: IS THERE A PLACE FOR ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT? Endoscopy 2021; 53: S108.

Publication History

Article published online:
19 March 2021