[A case of idiopathic muscular hypertrophy of the esophagus complicated by a pulsion diverticulum].
Diverticulectomy and esophagomyotomy provided a successful result in a patient with idiopathic muscular hypertrophy of the esophagus complicated by a pulsion diverticulum. The anatomical, clinical, and etiopathogenic features of this affection are described and problems concerning differential diagnosis discussed.