Zenker Diverticulum--Which Surgical Approach Is Superior?

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Apr;142(4):401-3. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3892.

Authors

Christopher M Johnson¹, Gregory N Postma¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for Voice, Airway, and Swallowing Disorders, Department of Otolaryngology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta.

PMID: 26914440
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3892

Abstract

Endoscopic diverticulostomy is a better first-line treatment than open diverticulectomy for Zenker diverticulum.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Esophagectomy / methods*
Esophagoscopy / methods*
Humans
Zenker Diverticulum / surgery*