Articles on Zenker’s diverticulum

TUĞRUL ÇAKIR, CEMAL ÖZBEN ENSARİ, ARİF ASLANER, BURHAN MAYİR, MEHMET TAHİR ORUÇ

2016, Vol 32, Issue Ek, Page 51-52

The Zenker’s diverticulum (pharyngeal pouch) is a rare pulsion diverticulum of the mucosa of the pharynx just above the cricopharyngeal muscle. It occurs at the left side and was commonly seen in elderly patients. Maintypical symptoms include dysphagia, regurgitation, chronic cough, aspiration and...