Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Zenker’s diverticulum (ZD) is an acquired pulsion type of false diverticulum caused by diminished compliance of the upper esophageal sphincter.1 The principle of treatment is to disrupt the integrity of the diverticulum by way of a cricopharyngeal (CP) myotomy. Traditional treatment is open surgical myotomy with excision of the diverticulum.2 Lately, however, the standard of care has shifted to minimally invasive endoscopic alternatives like endoscopic septotomy, or more recently, Zenker’s-peroral endoscopic myotomy (Z-POEM).
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Authors: Kapil Sharma, Mamta Sharma, Bilal Wani, Faisal Rasheed, Awinash Kumar, Sushil Narang
Institutions: Jamia Hamdard, Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College
Language: English
Topic: Esophageal and GI Pathology
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,000
OpenAlex ID: W4402014672