Year 2016 / Volume 108 / Number 11
Case Report
Severe halitosis as presentation of epiphrenic diverticulum

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2016.3933/2015

Elizabeth Montes de Oca Megías, Guillermo Noa Pedroso, Miguel Ángel Martínez Alfonso, Frank Pérez Triana, Osvaldo Seijas Cabrera, Elsy Garcia Jordá,

Abstract
Halitosis is a common condition, whose main etiology does not respond to diseases of the gastrointestinal system. Epiphrenic diverticula are a rare cause of this manifestation, thus they are not frequent and they are usually asymptomatic. However, they may produce symptoms with inability for patient. A patient with severe halitosis is presented. In his study, an epiphrenic diverticulum is diagnosed and the laparoscopic abdominal diverticulectomy is performed with a complete resolution of symptomatology.
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Montes de Oca Megías E, Noa Pedroso G, Martínez Alfonso M, Pérez Triana F, Seijas Cabrera O, Garcia Jordá E, et all. Severe halitosis as presentation of epiphrenic diverticulum. 3933/2015


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Publication history

Received: 18/07/2015

Accepted: 03/09/2015

Online First: 15/02/2016

Published: 02/11/2016

Article revision time: 35 days

Article Online First time: 212 days

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