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Esophageal Diverticula

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Esophageal diverticula are outpouchings of the esophageal mucosa and submucosa and are found throughout the esophagus. Esophageal diverticula classified by location and are divided into traction and pulsion mechanisms. Most types of esophageal diverticula are more common beyond the sixth decade of life and may be diagnosed by endoscopy and/or fluorometric studies. Treatment is largely focused on symptoms, though size alone may be an indication to seek treatment. Treatment approaches differ based on anatomic location of the diverticulum. The best accumulated evidence is for treatment of hypopharyngeal diverticula, more commonly known by their eponymous designation: Zenker’s diverticula. Treatment may be surgical, via direct endoscopy for flexible endoscopic approaches, including tunneled submucosal approaches.

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Strong, A.T., Ponsky, J.L. (2021). Esophageal Diverticula. In: Zundel, N., Melvin, W.S., Patti, M.G., Camacho, D. (eds) Benign Esophageal Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51489-1_15

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