Endoscopic surgery for Zenker's diverticulum

Ozan Bağış Özgürsoy; Cabir Yüksel; Murat Doğan; Hasan Şevket Kavukçu; Muharrem Gerçeker

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.8547

Ozan Bağış Özgürsoy¹, Cabir Yüksel², Murat Doğan¹, Hasan Şevket Kavukçu², Muharrem Gerçeker¹

¹Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye
²Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.8547

Zenker’s diverticulum likely limits oral intake and may decrease the quality of life of the patient, leading to serious medical and social problems. Thus, surgical treatment is indicated in all symptomatic patients. In this article, an up-to-date and minimal invasive endoscopic surgical technique in the treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum is presented. We believe that transoral endoscopic diverticulostomy by endostapler is a safe and effective treatment of choice for selected patients with Zenker’s diverticulum.

Keywords : Cricopharyngeal; dysphagia; endoscopic surgery; esophagus; Zenker's diverticulum

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