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Zenker's Diverticulum in Japan

The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1969
In the last ten years, three cases of Zenker's diverticulum were found in our department. All of them were those of Japanese females. Two of them were of the second type of Brombert's classification, and one was of the first type. The roentgenological frequency of this condition was about 0.03 per cent in recent years in our department.
Yamasaki, Michio, Kitabatake, Takashi, Kobayashi, Shinichi, Nozaki, Ryo, Inakoshi, Hideki   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Per‐oral endoscopic myotomy as treatment for Killian–Jamieson diverticulum

DEN Open, 2022
Killian–Jamieson diverticulum (KJD) is a rare type of esophageal diverticulum less commonly encountered compared with Zenker's diverticulum (ZD). Endoscopic approach for these diverticula has been rapidly evolving. Currently, a flexible endoscopic septum
Yuto Shimamura, Mary Raina Angeli Fujiyoshi, Yusuke Fujiyoshi, Yohei Nishikawa, Masashi Ono, Kaori Owada, Haruo Ikeda, Manabu Onimaru, Haruhiro Inoue   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Delayed diagnosis of a case of Zenker’s diverticulum. What may happen when a family physician does not visit his family physician

European Journal of General Practice, 2018
Introduction: Zenker’s diverticulum is a diverticulum of the mucosa of the pharynx, just above the cricopharyngeal muscle. It occurs commonly in elderly patients (over 70 years) and the typical symptoms include dysphagia, regurgitation, chronic cough ...
Zekeriya Akturk, Ali Bilal Ulas, Atila Eroglu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endoscopic treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum with Ligasure: simple, safe and effective

Endoscopy International Open, 2019
Background and study aims Zenker's diverticulum may cause disabling symptoms, especially in the elderly. Treatment has changed in recent decades from open surgery to management with flexible endoscopy, resulting in lower morbidity and mortality. The goal
Pilar Diez Redondo, Henar Núñez Rodríguez, Marina de Benito Sanz, Raúl Torres Yuste, Manuel Pérez-Miranda   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bicornuate Zenker’s Diverticulum

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015
Bizhan Ziaian, Sam Moslemi
doaj   +2 more sources

Transluminal endoscopic methods of treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum and transaxillary endovideosurgical diverticulectomy: a clinical case series

Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова
INTRODUCTION. The Zenker’s diverticulum is a protrusion of the wall of the pharyngeal-esophageal junction from the area of the Killian triangle as a result of persistent spasm of the cricopharyngeal muscle.
F. P. Vetshev, K. I. Alekseev, E. A. Pavlova, M. B. Saliba, N. V. Petukhova, A. A. Maksimova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zenker’s diverticulum and squamous esophageal cancer: a case report

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, Octav Ginghina, Corina D. Toderescu, Cristian Bălălău, Bianca Galateanu, Carolina Negrei, Claudia Iacobescu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endoscopic versus surgical approach in the treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum: systematic review and meta-analysis

Endoscopy International Open, 2016
Background: Zenker’s diverticulum is a rare disease in the general population. Its treatment can be carried out by either an endoscopic or surgical approach.
Débora V. Albers, André Kondo, Wanderley M. Bernardo, Paulo Sakai, Renata Nobre Moura, Gustavo Luis Rodela Silva, Edson Ide, Toshiro Tomishige, Eduardo G. H. de Moura   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unintentional Weight Loss Does Not Predict Poor Outcomes in Zenker Diverticulum

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
In this study of 427 patients with Zenker's diverticulum, 23.6% had significant unintentional preoperative weight loss. Weight loss was associated with preoperative dysphagia and with both the smallest and largest pouches. Postoperative outcomes were similar in patients with and without weight loss, demonstrating a similar efficacy and safety profile ...
Ari D. Schuman, Jacqui Allen, Mekibib Altaye, Milan R. Amin, Semirra L. Bayan, Peter C. Belafsky, Brad W. DeSilva, Shumon I. Dhar, Dale C. Ekbom, Aaron D. Friedman, Mark Fritz, Glendon M. Gardner, Elizabeth A. Guardiani, Christopher Johnson, Jan Kasperbauer, Brandon Kim, Brittany N. Krekeler, Maggie A. Kuhn, Yue Ma, Lyndsay L. Madden, Laura Matrka, Ross M. Mayerhoff, Cyrus Piraka, Apoorva Ramaswamy, Clark A. Rosen, Haley C. Sibley, Meredith Tabangin, Carter Wright, Z. Mike Yang, Vyvy N. Young, Gregory Postma, Rebecca J. Howell   +31 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carcinoma epidermóide "in situ" em divertículo de Zenker

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
The epidermoid carcinoma "in situ" in a Zenker's diverticulum is a rare disease. The goal of this work is to report one case of epidermoid carcinoma "in situ" in a Zenker's diverticulum of long lasting symptomatology, treated by conservative surgery.
José Luís Braga de Aquino, Marcelo Manzano Said, Rogério Bordalo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source