Clinical Symptoms Contributing to Zenker's Diverticulum Repair: A Retrospective Review. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Objective: Zenker\u27s diverticulum (ZD) is usually associated with dysphagia and other symptoms due to the interrelated functions of several systems.
Martinez Paredes JF +2 more
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Zenker’s diverticulum and squamous esophageal cancer: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2017 Zenker’s diverticulum represents a rare esophageal lesion developed especially in the elderly population due to herniation of esophageal mucosa above the cricopharyngeus muscle.
Ion Dina +6 more
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Distinguishing Killian–Jamieson diverticulum from Zenker’s diverticulum [PDF]
Surgical Case Reports, 2023 Background Killian–Jamieson diverticulum, which is a relatively rare pharyngoesophageal diverticulum, is difficult to distinguish from Zenker’s diverticulum.
Yuki Watanabe +8 more
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Zenker’s Diverticulum in Forestier Disease: Chance or Causality? [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Introduction:Zenker's diverticulum is an acquired sac-like outpouching of the mucosa and submucosa layers originating at the pharyngoesophageal junction. The predominant symptom of Zenker’s diverticulum is dysphagia.
Carmelo Saraniti +4 more
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Ten year survival after excision of squamous cell cancer in Zenker's diverticulum: report of a case [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND: Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) has been increasingly recognized as a site of primary epithelial malignancy. Pitt in 1896 described the first case.
Gianlorenzo Dionigi +5 more
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Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2022 Zenker's traction diverticulum is a potentially fatal complication of anterior cervical spinal surgery which is likely under-reported. It is managed by medical stabilization, surgical abscess drainage, hardware removal, cricopharyngeal myotomy, and ...
SangMin Kim +5 more
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Flexible endoscopic treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum: a retrospective study in a single center from Turkey [PDF]
Clinical EndoscopyBackground/Aims: We aimed to contribute to the literature by sharing the findings of patients treated by cricopharyngeal myotomy with a flexible endoscopic septal division.
Kerem Kenarli, Bülent Ödemiş
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Pressure abnormalities in patients with Zenker's diverticulum using pharyngeal high‐resolution manometry [PDF]
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2020 Objectives Zenker's diverticulum is associated with reduced cricopharyngeal compliance and abnormal intrabolus pressure. However, it is unclear how the pharynx compensates for these deficits.
Sarah P. Rosen +4 more
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Análise comparativa das ténicas de diverticulopexia e de diverticulectomia no tratamento do divertículo de Zenker: Uma revisão de literatura / Comparative analysis of diverticulopexy and diverticulectomy techniques in the treatment of Zenker's diverticulum: A literature review [PDF]
, 2020 Introdução: O divertículo de Zenker (DZ), o mais comum dentre os pseudodivertículos, se origina a partir de uma área de fragilidade localizada na faringe posterior, entre o músculo constritor inferior e o músculo cricofaríngeo¹,².
Marcela Luíza Amaral Resende Lara +2 more
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Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (Z-POEM): An Effective Treatment for Zenker's Diverticulum with Long-Term Results [PDF]
Acta Medica IndonesianaZenker's diverticulum (ZD) arises from impaired cricopharyngeal (CP) muscle distensibility during deglutition (swallowing), leading to a clinical presentation characterised by dysphagia, regurgitation, aspiration, cough, and potential weight loss.
Achmad Fauzi +2 more
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