A case of dysphagia secondary to a double-lumen esophagus: endoscopic management with septotomy

Septal wall divides esophagus into double lumen: successful endoscopic septotomy

“…Endoscopic septotomy and mucosal resection offer a minimally invasive alternative to surgery for treating intraluminal esophageal diverticulum. Other case reports describe using flush knives or scissor-type knives 4 ; however, in our case, a dual knife provided a safe and effective approach to management that has not been reported previously, to our knowledge. The procedure was well tolerated, and follow-up esophagram confirmed a single esophageal lumen ( Video 1 , available online at www.giejournal.org ).…”