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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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Surgical treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum in older patients [PDF]
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
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Lingua villosa nigra in a patient with a Zenker's diverticulum
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]
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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The role of upper GI flexible endoscopy in management of large pharyngeal pouches [PDF]
Pharyngeal pouch operations are commonly performed in ENT.
Majumdar, Samit +4 more
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Therapy of Zenker’s diverticulum [PDF]
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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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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Surgery for dysphagia:A patient centered perspective [PDF]
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
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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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Laser diverticulotomy for Zenker's diverticulum-does it improve quality of life? [PDF]
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
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