eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2374-216X 2015-08-31 3 10 310 313 10.12691/ajmcr-3-10-2 AJMCR20153102 article Hadjicostas Panayiotis prhadjicostas@cytanet.com.cy 1 Christou Demetris 1 Nicolaou Nicolaos 1 Christodoulou Tasos 1 Papantoniou Adamos 1 Department of General Surgery, Larnaca General Hospital, Larnaca, Cyprus Epiphrenic diverticula are outpouchings of the distal third of the oesophagus and represent an uncommon benign oesophageal disease, the rarest of all oesophageal diverticula. Because of its rarity, the surgical treatment options and the directions towards management of complications, if sustained, only come from sporadic case reports in the literature. We report a case of a 52 year old patient with epiphrenic diverticulum treated with laparoscopic transhiatal transabdominal diverticulectomy complicated with a post-operative leak from the staple line which was managed conservatively. The challenges of surgical treatment and the recommendations towards management of complications are emphasised in this case report. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/3/10/2/ajmcr-3-10-2.pdf epiphrenic diverticulum surgery laparoscopic leak complication oesophageal stent