Endoscopic management of Zenker’s diverticulum

Zenker’s diverticulum (ZD) is a posterior hypopharyngeal mucosal and submucosal outpouching through an area of relative muscular weakness, known as Killian’s triangle. It is an uncommon but highly treatable cause of mechanical dysphagia in elderly patients. Diagnosis is established by esophagography...

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Main Authors: Harpal S. Dhaliwal, Saroj K. Sinha, Rakesh Kochhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-5042.159235