Ulcer in the Basis of Zenker's Diverticulum Mimicking Esophageal...

Journal of the National Medical Association;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Complications of Zenker's diverticulum are rare and include ulcer...report a new case of ulcer in Zenker's diverticulum mimicking esophageal malignancy...especially when there is a Zenker's diverticulum suspicion and the patient receives...

Endoscopic Management of Zenker's Diverticulum: Factors Predictive of...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......endoscopic management of Zenker's diverticulum. We sought to analyze and...endoscopic management of a Zenker's diverticulum between January 2000 and...diverticulotomy, esophageal diverticulum, Zenker's diverticulum. INTRODUCTION...

Morphology of the cricopharyngeal muscle in Zenker and control specimens

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  July 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......specimens from 20 patients with Zenker's diverticulum and from 5 fresh cadaver...account for the development of Zenker's diverticulum. This disturbance is most...cricopharyngeal muscle, pharynx, Zenker's diverticulum. INTRODUCTION Pharyngoesophageal...

Cervical esophageal webs and Zenker's diverticulum.

American Family Physician;  April 1, 1989 ;     463 words ......Esophageal Webs and Zenker's Diverticulum Zenker's diverticulum and cervical esophageal...uncommon clinical entities. Zenker's diverticulum is the most frequently...of its development, Zenker's diverticulum is large and its orifice...

FIBEROPTIC ENDOSCOPIC-ASSISTED DIVERTICULOTOMY: A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR THE...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......choice for treatment of Zenker's diverticulum. The endoscopie approach...fiberoptic diverticulotomy, Zenker's diverticulum. INTRODUCTION The introduction...impact on the treatment of Zenker's diverticulum. Whereas open treatment...

Zenker's diverticulotomy with the carbon dioxide laser: Perioperative...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......119 files of patients with Zenker's diverticulum who were treated with COz...microendoscopic laser surgery, Zenker's diverticulum. INTRODUCTION The mainly...approach for treatment of Zenker's diverticulum that involved cleaving the...

Endoscopic diverticulotomy for the treatment of Zenker's diverticulum:...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  August 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......diverticulotomy for the treatment of Zenker's diverticulum has been reported infrequently...diverticulotomy, pharyngoesophageal diverticulum, Zenker's diverticulum. INTRODUCTION Zenker's diverticulum or pharyngoesophageal diverticulum...

The "sign of the rising tide" during swallowing fiberoscopy: A specific...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  March 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......flexible laryngoscopy, of Zenker's diverticulum has been reported. Direct...described a manifestation of Zenker's diverticulum obtained on videofiberoscopy...seems to be specific for Zenker's diverticulum, since it is not observed...

Pathogenesis and methods of treatment of Zenker's diverticulum

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......concerning the cause of Zenker's diverticulum have been propounded. I...series of 646 patients with Zenker's diverticulum. The current methods of...treatment, pathogenesis, Zenker's diverticulum. INTRODUCTION A hypopharyngeal...

Open Zenker's diverticulectomy using stapling techniques

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  June 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......The diagnosis of Zenker's diverticulum was based on a barium...pharyngotomy, stapler, Zenker's diverticulum. INTRODUCTION Zenker's diverticulum is a herniation of...1764.1 The classic Zenker's diverticulum is readily diagnosed...

Zenker's diverticulum in the elderly: A neurologic etiology?

The American Surgeon;  September 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......in 1769, the etiology of Zenker's diverticulum remains unclear. Various...a review of 12 cases of Zenker's diverticulum in patients over 60 years...suggest that the etiology of Zenker's diverticulum in the elderly may be neurologic...

Zenker's diverticulum

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia;      94 words ...The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 Zenker's diverticulum, a bulging (herniation) of the mucous membrane...joins the esophagus. Food may become trapped in the diverticulum and may be breathed into the lungs. Diagnosis is...

Aneurysms are weak spots on artery walls

Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;  March 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ......time ago, you wrote about a Zenker's diverticulum, a pouch in the back of...corrected? - E.B. ANSWER: A Zenker's diverticulum is just what you said. It...definite correction of a Zenker's diverticulum is surgery. DEAR DR. DONOHUE...

Meckel's Diverticulum: Review and Management.

American Family Physician;  December 15, 2001 ;     432 words ...Meckel's diverticulum results from incomplete obliteration...vitelline duct abnormalities are Meckel's diverticulum with or without connection to the umbilicus or mesentery. Meckel's diverticulum contains all layers of normal intestinal...

Meckel's diverticulum.

American Family Physician;  July 1, 1990 ;     700+ words ...Although Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly...the natural history of Meckel's diverticulum as well as the diagnosis and management...radionuclide scan revealed a Meckel's diverticulum . The patient's condition stabilized...