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QJM, 2008 An 86-year-old male with a background of pulmonary fibrosis and asthma was admitted to hospital with a six-month history of a productive cough. He produced approximately one teaspoon of white sputum per day but noticed that the cough was exacerbated significantly after eating dry food. At meal times he experienced slight dysphagia and coughed up …
McGrath, E E, McCabe, J, Odudu, A
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First successful experience of the Zenker's diverticulum endoscopic therapy in Kazakhstan
Клинический 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
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Open Zenker’s-peroral endoscopic myotomy: novel treatment for Zenker's diverticulum [PDF]
VideoGIEKapil Sharma, DM +5 more
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Surgical Endoscopy, 2023 Flexible endoscopic therapy of Zenker’s diverticulum using submucosal tunneling (Z-POEM) similar to esophageal Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) is becoming increasingly common.
Eric Swei +3 more
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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2013 Zenker’s diverticulum is an outpouching of the mucosa through a potential weakness in the posterior pharyngeal wall. Affected individuals are usually men in their seventh or eighth decades and present with dysphagia, regurgitation of undigested food, halitosis, aspiration pneumonia or a swelling in the left side of the neck with a gurgling sound on ...
Pazhanivel, Mohan +2 more
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The 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
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Lingua villosa nigra in a patient with a Zenker's diverticulum
Oral 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
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Submucosal endoscopy: the present and future [PDF]
Clinical 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
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Therapy of Zenker’s diverticulum [PDF]
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2008 Zenker's diverticulum is a rare disease, which can cause considerable suffering. The classic presentation is worsening dysphagia. Anatomically there is a loose bulge of the dorsal wall of the hypopharynx. A septum between the diverticulum and the lumen of the esophagus can develop and hamper the passage of food.
Arnd, Vogelsang +2 more
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Endoscopy International Open, 2022 Background and study aims Z-POEM is now an established therapy for symptomatic Zenker’s diverticulum (ZD). Short-term follow-up of up to 1-year post Z-POEM suggests excellent efficacy and safety; however, long-term outcomes are not known.
Steven N. Steinway +11 more
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