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Video Capsule Endoscopy: Think Pharyngeal Pouch – Retention of a Video Capsule in a 94-Year-Old in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) provides endoluminal visualisation of the small bowel. It is often regarded as well-tolerated, non-invasive, and safe across all age groups, with the main, albeit rare, complication of retention of the capsule, normally in ...
William Tai, Renate Claassen
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Dysphagia Outcomes in Zenker Diverticulum: A Longitudinal POuCH Study. [PDF]

open access: yesLaryngoscope
Surgery for cricopharyngeal muscle dysfunction, including Zenker's diverticula, has been shown to improve quality of life immediately post‐operatively. We present the first analysis of long‐term outcomes using validated, patient‐reported outcome measures.
Schuman AD   +30 more
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Zenker's diverticulum [PDF]

open access: yesQJM, 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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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
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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
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Killian-Jamieson diverticulum: A rare cause of dysphagia

open access: yesRadiology Case Reports, 2023
Pharyngoesophageal diverticula are a rare anatomical abnormality and are classified in 3 types based on the area of their protrusion: Zenker diverticulum is the most common, followed by Killian-Jamieson diverticulum and the rarest, Laimer diverticulum ...
Silvia Zaharia, MD   +4 more
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The role of fluoroscopy in diagnosing a Killian–Jamieson diverticulum

open access: yesJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021
A Killian–Jamieson diverticulum is a ‘false’ diverticulum on the lateral side of the proximal cervical esophagus. They are much rarer than Zenker diverticula and can be difficult to diagnose.
A. Tagliaferri
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Zenker’s diverticulum [PDF]

open access: yesIndian 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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