Zenker's diverticulum

R Law, DA Katzka, TH Baron - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2014 - Elsevier
Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) is an outpouching of tissue through the Killian triangle that is
believed to be caused by dysfunction of the cricopharyngeal muscle. ZD is a relatively …

[HTML][HTML] Esophageal diverticula: from diagnosis to therapeutic management—narrative review

A Constantin, S Constantinoiu, F Achim… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Thus, classical investigations (upper digestive endoscopy, barium swallow) need
to be correlated with complex, manometric, and imaging evaluations with direct implications …

[HTML][HTML] Zenker diverticulum: Experience in surgical treatment of large diverticula

R Tabola, A Lewandowski, R Cirocchi, K Augoff… - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this retrospective study is to show that transcervical diverticulectomy (TD) in
treatment of Zenker diverticulum (ZD) can still be a first choice procedure in selected patients …

Postoperative care of Zenker Diverticula: contemporary perspective from the prospective outcomes cricopharyngeaus hypertonicity (POUCH) collaborative

M McKeon, N McCoy, C Johnson, J Allen… - The …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The aim of the study was to identify trends in postoperative management of
persons undergoing surgery for Zenker diverticula (ZD) by evaluating length of stay (LOS) …

Oesophageal fluoroscopy in adults—when and why?

M Scharitzer, P Pokieser… - British Journal of Radiology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Oesophageal fluoroscopy is a radiological procedure that uses dynamic recording of the
swallowing process to evaluate morphology and function simultaneously, a characteristic …

[HTML][HTML] Techniques and efficacy of flexible endoscopic therapy of Zenker's diverticulum

Y Perbtani, A Suarez, MS Wagh - World Journal of Gastrointestinal …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) is an abnormal hypopharyngeal pouch often presenting with
dysphagia. Treatment is often sought with invasive surgical management of the diverticulum …

Devices and techniques for flexible endoscopic management of Zenker's diverticulum (with videos)

P Jirapinyo, A Sethi, BKA Dayyeh, MS Bhutani… - Gastrointestinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) has traditionally been treated with open
surgery or rigid endoscopy. With the advances in endoscopy, alternative flexible endoscopic …

Postoperative management of Zenker's diverticulum: Results of the American Bronchoesophagological Association survey

NK Wang, NL Molin, AMS Soliman - American Journal of Otolaryngology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Although treatment of Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) is commonly
performed by otolaryngologists using a variety of surgical techniques, there is little published …

Zenker's diverticulum: can protocolised measurements with barium SWALLOW predict severity and treatment outcomes? the “Zen-Rad” study

S Ishaq, K Siau, M Lee, HM Shalmani, T Kuwai… - Dysphagia, 2021 - Springer
Although barium swallow imaging is established in the investigation of Zenker's diverticulum
(ZD), no agreed measurement protocol exists. We developed a protocol for measuring ZD …

[HTML][HTML] Divertículo de Zenker: manejo endoscópico con o sin diverticulotomo

MA Gómez, ÓF Ruíz, H Marulanda - Revista colombiana de …, 2020 - scielo.org.co
El divertículo de Zenker se define como un divertículo localizado en la pared esofágica
posterior que tiene como cuello proximal al músculo cricofaríngeo. La mayoría de los …