A long-term prospective study of the efficacy and safety of endoscopic septotomy using the LigaSure� system for the treatment of Zenker�s diverticulum | Zendy

Vicente Pons | Zendy; Natalia GarcíaMorales | Zendy; Esteban SáezGonzález | Zendy; Noelia Alonso | Zendy; Marta Ponce | Zendy; Marco Bustamante | Zendy; Lídia Argüello | Zendy

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A long-term prospective study of the efficacy and safety of endoscopic septotomy using the LigaSure� system for the treatment of Zenker�s diverticulum

Author(s) -

Vicente Pons,

Natalia GarcíaMorales,

Esteban SáezGonzález,

Noelia Alonso,

Marta Ponce,

Marco Bustamante,

Lídia Argüello

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

revista española de enfermedades digestivas

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 2340-4167

pISSN - 1130-0108

DOI - 10.17235/reed.2019.5915/2018

Subject(s) - medicine , zenker's diverticulum , dysphagia , surgery , prospective cohort study , esophageal sphincter , reflux , disease

endoscopic septotomy of the cricopharyngeal muscle (ESCM) is a technique used for the treatment of Zenker's diverticulum (ZD). The experience with computerized vascular sealing systems (LigaSure® type) is limited. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ESCM using LigaSure®.

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