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Pharyngeal diverticulum—a cause of acute dysphagia

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A case of pharyngeal diverticulum is reported in a young man of 20 years, with dysphagia of acute onset. The patient was successfully operated upon with a one stage diverticulectomy and cricopharyngeal myotomy.

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  1. L. L. R. M. Medical College, Meerut, (U.P.)

    B. P. R. Bhatia, M. K. Malik, A. M. Nagar & V. K. Misra

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Bhatia, B.P.R., Malik, M.K., Nagar, A.M. et al. Pharyngeal diverticulum—a cause of acute dysphagia. Indian J Otolaryngol 28, 145–147 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990993

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