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First successful experience of the Zenker's diverticulum endoscopic therapy in Kazakhstan

open access: yesКлинический разбор в общей медицине, 2020
Zenker's diverticulum tends to occur in the elderly and is generally a relatively rare disorder; the prevalence of Zenker's diverticulum is 1.5–5% of all esophageal diverticula. Men are affected 2-3 times more frequently than women.
Kanat Batyrbekov   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Esophageal Diverticulum [PDF]

open access: yesThe Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, 2022
An esophageal diverticulum is rare and is usually asymptomatic, although this condition may cause dysphagia, regurgitation, chest pain, globus, halitosis, and aspiration pneumonia.
Cheol Min Shin
doaj   +1 more source

Submucosal endoscopy: the present and future [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Endoscopy, 2023
Submucosal endoscopy or third-space endoscopy utilizes the potential space between the mucosal and muscularis layers of the gastrointestinal tract to execute therapeutic interventions for various diseases.
Zaheer Nabi, Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum in older patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Zenker’s diverticulum is a cause of benign dysphagia. The main symptoms include dysphagia and regurgitation and require diagnostics to exclude neoplastic disease. Surgical treatment is recommended for symptomatic patients.
Włodarczyk, Alicja, Włodarczyk, Janusz
core   +2 more sources

Lingua villosa nigra in a patient with a Zenker's diverticulum

open access: yesOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, 2020
Lingua villosa nigra (LVN), also called black hairy tongue, is a common benign condition with many known predisposing factors. When LVN shows no or modest improvement after conservative treatment, additional examinations should be performed to identify ...
C. Politis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgery for dysphagia:A patient centered perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: Our prospective cohort study assesses patient-reported outcomes following an open approach (cricopharyngeal myotomy with pouch inversion) or endoscopic stapling (ES) of pharyngeal pouches.Methods: Patients with pharyngeal pouches who were ...
Allison, Robert   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Rare case of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion complication in a patient with Zenker's diverticulum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
none4noWe present a case of Zenker's diverticulum in a 45-year-old woman, occurred as complication after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for a cervical spine injury. The oesophageal complication occurred 12 months after vertebral cervical surgery

core   +1 more source

The role of upper GI flexible endoscopy in management of large pharyngeal pouches [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Pharyngeal pouch operations are commonly performed in ENT.
Majumdar, Samit   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Laser diverticulotomy for Zenker's diverticulum-does it improve quality of life? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
To determine quality of life (QoL) in individuals with dysphagia related to identified Zenker’s diverticulum before (T1) and one year after undergoing endoscopic laser diverticulotomy surgery (T2).
Brøndbo, Kjell   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

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