4 results match your criteria: "Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Health[Affiliation]"
Surgical Nonresponders in Zenker Diverticulum and Lower Esophageal Pathology (POUCH Collaborative).
Laryngoscope
December 2024
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Article Synopsis
- This study looked at why some patients don't feel better after surgery for Zenker Diverticulum, a throat condition.
- Researchers followed 184 patients and found that 12% of them didn't improve much.
- They discovered that having another problem called a hiatal hernia was common in those who didn't improve, suggesting that doctors should check for other issues before surgery to help these patients.
Postoperative Care of Zenker Diverticula: Contemporary Perspective from the Prospective OUtcomes Cricopharyngeaus Hypertonicity (POUCH) Collaborative.
Laryngoscope
June 2024
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
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), diet on discharge, and imaging with or without surgical complication.
Methods: Prospectively enrolled adult patients with cricopharyngeal muscle dysfunction with diverticula undergoing surgery from August 1, 2017 to February 1, 2023 were included. Data were extracted from a multi-institutional REDCap database, summarizing means, medians, percentages, and frequencies.
Killian Jamieson Diverticulum, the Great Mimicker: A Case Series and Contemporary Review.
Laryngoscope
September 2023
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Health, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Objective: To assess barium esophagram (BAS) as a diagnostic marker for patients with Killian Jamieson diverticula (KJD).
Methods: Prospective, multicenter cohort study of individuals enrolled in the Prospective OUtcomes of Cricopharyngeus Hypertonicity (POUCH) Collaborative. Patient demographics, comorbidities, radiographic imaging reports, laryngoscopy findings, patient-reported outcome measures (PROM), and operative reporting were abstracted from a REDCap database and summarized using means, medians, percentages, frequencies.
Cricopharyngeus Muscle Dysfunction and Hypopharyngeal Diverticula (e.g., Zenker): A Multicenter Study.
Laryngoscope
June 2023
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Health, Augusta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Objective: To describe demographics and imaging and compare findings and symptoms at presentation in a large cohort of persons with cricopharyngeus muscle dysfunction (CPMD) with and without hypopharyngeal diverticula.
Methodology: Prospective, multicenter cohort study of all individuals enrolled in the Prospective OUtcomes of Cricopharyngeal Hypertonicity (POUCH) Collaborative. Patient survey, comorbidities, radiography, laryngoscopy findings, and patient-reported outcome measures (e.