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Zenker’s diverticulum — a case report

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A Zenker’s diverticulum is a blind pouch that branches off the cervical esophagus. Affected individuals may suffer from long-standing swallowing difficulties, regurgitation, bad breath, weight loss, and even aspiration.. Here we report a 80-years-old male presenting with dysphagia and regurgitation. Barium swallow reported the presence of a Zenker’s diveticulum. In view of the patient’s age, endoscopic diathermy was considered as a therapeutic option for the management.

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  1. Department of E.N.T & Head-Neck Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Jolly-grant, Doiwala, Dehradun, 248 140 (Uttarakhand), India

    S. S. Bist, Saurabh Varshney, Manisha Bisht, Rakesh kumar, Nitin Gupta & Rajat Bhatia

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Bist, S.S., Varshney, S., Bisht, M. et al. Zenker’s diverticulum — a case report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 61, 79–81 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-009-0040-6

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