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A preventable medical error: Successful management of iatrogenic Zenker's diverticulum perforation.
Int J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Damascus Hospital,Damascus, Syria.
Introduction And Significance: Zenker's diverticulum is a rare condition characterized by a false diverticulum, as a true diverticulum involves herniation of all wall layers outward. Dysphagia, difficulty in swallowing, is the most common symptom. Diagnosis is primarily made through X-ray studies using contrast material during swallowing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn Atypical Zenker's Diverticulum: A Case Report.
Cureus
December 2024
Medical Speciality Department, Niger Maradi Reference Hospital, Maradi, NER.
A Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) is an acquired hernia of the mucosa and submucosa at the pharyngoesophageal junction dorsally through Killian's triangle, considered a zone of weakness. The authors report their experience in the management of a case of a ZD with oral externalization following coughing. Surgery made by a multidisciplinary team consisted first of resection of the edematous exteriorized portion of the diverticulum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComplications Following Surgical Management of Zenker Diverticulum: A Comparative Analysis of Endoscopic and Open Approaches.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Objective: We aim to explore the differences in complication rates in endoscopic versus open transcervical treatment of Zenker diverticulum.
Study Design: Retrospective Cohort Study from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2023.
Setting: Queries of the TriNetX database's United States Collaborative Network.
Open Zenker's-peroral endoscopic myotomy: novel treatment for Zenker's diverticulum.
VideoGIE
December 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Smt NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India.
Hiatal Hernia and Zenker's Diverticulotomy Outcomes.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2024
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Objective: To compare reflux symptoms, Zenker's diverticulum recurrence, and clinical outcomes in patients with and without a history of hiatal hernia who underwent Zenker's diverticulotomy (ZD).
Study Design: Single institution retrospective review.
Setting: Tertiary care academic hospital.
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