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Direct observation diverticulectomy for Zenker’s diverticulum carcinoma

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Zenker’s diverticulum carcinoma is a rare disease. Recent technological endoscopic innovation has enabled the detection of early stage Zenker’s diverticulum carcinoma. Here we report a case in which a 56-year-old woman was diagnosed with early stage Zenker’s diverticulum carcinoma. Narrow band imaging (NBI) endoscopic examination was useful for diagnosis and identifying the borders of the carcinoma. A successful surgical treatment was performed using direct observation diverticulectomy. A minimally invasive cervical procedure was used, and the area of the carcinoma was confirmed intraoperatively with Lugol’s solution.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan

    Toshiaki Ohara, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Kazuhiro Noma, Naoaki Maeda, Ryouichi Katsube, Shunsuke Tanabe & Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

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Ohara, T., Shirakawa, Y., Noma, K. et al. Direct observation diverticulectomy for Zenker’s diverticulum carcinoma. Esophagus 10, 235–238 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10388-013-0376-6

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