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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.
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Radiol Case Rep
October 2024
Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant center, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Article Synopsis
- Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) is a condition where part of the throat sticks out because of pressure, often happening in older people.
- A 91-year-old man from Nepal has been struggling with swallowing and coughing for 25 years, and doctors found ZD using a special scan.
- Although surgery is the best way to treat ZD, the patient chose not to have it because he is very old and has other health problems.
SPECT/CT in the Diagnosis of Ectopic Gastric Mucosa-Meckel's Diverticulum.
World J Nucl Med
September 2024
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Mersin University, Mersin, Türkiye.
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at a special imaging test called SPECT/CT to help find Meckel's diverticulum (MD) in kids.
- They tested 52 kids who might have MD and compared results from two different imaging methods.
- SPECT/CT could make it easier to find MD and reduce mistakes in diagnoses, but more research is needed to confirm its benefits.
Jejunal Diverticulosis Causing Small Intestinal Volvulus and Closed Loop Obstruction.
Am J Case Rep
May 2024
Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Hospital, New York University Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, USA.
BACKGROUND Jejunal diverticulosis are false diverticula of the small bowel that form from outpouching of the mucosa and submucosa. They are pulsion diverticula that are often asymptomatic and can be found incidentally during surgery. In some instances, jejunal diverticula could result in intestinal obstruction.
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