Zenker diverticulum: The flexible endoscopic option

Guido Costamagna, Federico Iacopini, Michele Marchese, Andrea Tringali

Risultato della ricerca: Contributo in rivistaArticolo in rivista

Abstract

Zenker's diverticulum arises from the posterior wall of the hypopharynx caused by herniation of the mucosa and submucosa. Main symptoms comprise oropharyngeal dysphagia and regurgitation. The mainstay of treatment is cricopharyngeal myotomy. The surgical and the rigid endoscopic stapling approaches are standard treatments. Flexible endoscopic diverticulotomy is a less invasive approach with a low incidence of complications. Technical aspects and clinical results are schematically analyzed according to data from recent retrospective studies.
Titolo tradotto del contributo[Autom. eng. transl.] Zenker diverticulum: The flexible endoscopic option
Lingua originaleItalian
pagine (da-a)249-254
Numero di pagine6
RivistaGiornale Italiano di Endoscopia Digestiva
Volume31
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2008

Keywords

  • Diverticulotomy
  • Efficacy
  • Flexible endoscopy
  • Technique
  • Zenker diverticulum

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