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“How i do it” — Head and neck and plastic surgery: A targeted problem and its solution: Excision of zenker's diverticulum using auto‐suture technique
Author(s) -
Vered Israel Y.,
Rosen Gabriel,
Resnick Semion
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198209000-00020
Subject(s) - zenker's diverticulum , medicine , surgery , myotomy , diverticulum (mollusc) , fibrous joint , head and neck , cricopharyngeal myotomy , resection , dysphagia , esophagus , achalasia
The one‐stage transcutaneous hypopharyngeal diverticulectomy has become the accepted procedure for treating most of Zenker's diverticula. Myotomy of the crico pharyngeus is simultaneously done as a safeguard for sac recurrence. Experience of our general‐surgical colleagues with stapling devices has inspired us to use auto‐suture technique for the resection of Zenker's diverticulum.