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Zenker's Diverticulum: Diagnostic Approach and Surgical Management
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2014 Zenker's diverticulum (ZD), also known as cricopharyngeal, pharyngoesophageal or hypopharyngeal diverticulum, is a rare condition characterized by an acquired outpouching of the mucosal and submucosal layers originating from the pharyngoesophageal ...
Carlos M. Nuño-Guzmán +5 more
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Incidentally Found Killian-Jamieson Diverticulum During Thyroidectomy: A Case Report
Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2023 The aim of this case study is to demonstrate the very rare coincidental existence and management of a Killian-Jamieson diverticulum (KJD) during thyroid surgery.
Levent Yücel MD +4 more
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Surgery for Killian-Jamieson diverticulum: a report of two cases
Surgical Case Reports, 2020 Background Killian-Jamieson diverticulum (KJD) is a rare diverticulum arising from a muscular gap in the anterolateral wall of the proximal cervical esophagus. The first choice of treatment for KJD remains controversial due to its rare incidence.
Kohei Saisho +8 more
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ZENKER-DIVERTICULUM: DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT
Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2017 OBJECTIVE. The study determined an optimal method of surgical treatment of Zenker-diverticulum. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The patients (12 men) were examined using X-ray contrasting of the esophagus and fibroesophagoscopy.
A. N. Tulupov +3 more
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A novel Killian–Jamieson diverticulectomy using a thyroid gland flap: a case report
Surgical Case Reports, 2020 Background A Killian–Jamieson diverticulum is a rare pharyngoesophageal diverticulum that is radically treated by diverticulectomy. However, there is no consensus on whether cricopharyngeal myotomy is necessary, and the optimal surgical methods that ...
Takuya Saito +10 more
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Pharyngoesophageal (Zenker's) diverticulum: A reappraisal
Gastroenterology, 1982 Manometric evaluation of pharyngeal contraction and upper esophageal sphincter relaxation was performed in a group of patients with Zenker's diverticulum using a specially designed low compliance manometric recording system. The results were compared with those in normal controls.
T E, Knuff, S B, Benjamin, D O, Castell
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A Case of a Giant Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum
Acta Medica Bulgarica, 2020 The esophageal diverticula are divided into pharyngoesophageal, parabronchial and epiphrenic. They could also be divided into congenital and acquired, true and false, pulsion and traction.
Yankov G. +4 more
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Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum following cervical corpectomy and plating
, 2008 This case of a pharyngoesophageal diverticulum was diagnosed 3 years after a corpectomy and fusion for a cervical fracture. The diverticulum was excised, the plate and screws were removed, and the patient was asymptomatic 3 years later.
Jose Belinchón, Vicente Joanes
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Neurogastroenterology &Motility, Volume 38, Issue 4, April 2026.The Leuven Consensus provides a classification scheme for the diagnosis of pharyngeal and upper esophageal sphincter (UES) motor disorders using metrics derived from pharyngeal high‐resolution manometry‐impedance (P‐HRM‐I). These recommendations complement routine instrumental investigations and provide a standardized process, criteria, and ...
Taher I. Omari +25 more
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Autoinfarction of the Parathyroid Gland: An Unusual Presentation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Case Reports in Endocrinology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Background Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is commonly caused by a parathyroid adenoma and typically presents with hypercalcemia and elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. Spontaneous infarction of parathyroid adenoma is a rare phenomenon that can lead to spontaneous resolution of hypercalcemia.
Jaskaran Batra +5 more
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