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*Eldery.
*Dysphagia.
*Dysphagia.
*May mimic a [[thyroid gland|thyroid]] nodule.<ref name=pmid20665743>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Singaporewalla | first1 = RM. | last2 = Mukherjee | first2 = JJ. | last3 = Thamboo | first3 = TP. | last4 = Cheah | first4 = WK. | title = Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum resembling a thyroid nodule on ultrasound. | journal = Head Neck | volume = 33 | issue = 12 | pages = 1800-3 | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1002/hed.21474 | PMID = 20665743 }}</ref>
*+/-Aspiration of food.
*+/-Aspiration of food.



Revision as of 02:43, 30 October 2015

Zenker's diverticulum is an outpouching of the mucosa and submucosa at the junction of the pharynx and esophagus.

It is also known as cricopharyngeal diverticulum, pharyngoesophageal diverticulum and hypopharyngeal diverticulum.[1]

General

Clinical:[4]

  • Eldery.
  • Dysphagia.
  • May mimic a thyroid nodule.[5]
  • +/-Aspiration of food.

Gross

Images

Microscopic

Features:

  • Squamous mucosa.

See also

References

  1. Nuño-Guzmán, CM.; García-Carrasco, D.; Haro, M.; Arróniz-Jáuregui, J.; Corona, JL.; Salcido, M.. "Zenker's Diverticulum: Diagnostic Approach and Surgical Management.". Case Rep Gastroenterol 8 (3): 346-52. doi:10.1159/000369130. PMID 25759630.
  2. Acar, T.; Savaş, R.; Kocaçelebi, K.; Ersöz, G. (Sep 2015). "Squamous cell carcinoma arising from a Zenker's diverticulum: contribution of FDG-PET/CT to the diagnosis.". Dis Esophagus. doi:10.1111/dote.12406. PMID 26415863.
  3. Wakita, A.; Motoyama, S.; Sato, Y.; Yoshino, K.; Sasaki, T.; Saito, H.; Minamiya, Y.; Ogawa, J. (2012). "Squamous cell carcinoma in an esophageal diverticulum below the aortic arch.". Int J Surg Case Rep 3 (11): 574-6. doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.07.010. PMID 22940699.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Law, R.; Katzka, DA.; Baron, TH. (Nov 2014). "Zenker's Diverticulum.". Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 12 (11): 1773-82; quiz e111-2. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2013.09.016. PMID 24055983.
  5. Singaporewalla, RM.; Mukherjee, JJ.; Thamboo, TP.; Cheah, WK. (Dec 2011). "Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum resembling a thyroid nodule on ultrasound.". Head Neck 33 (12): 1800-3. doi:10.1002/hed.21474. PMID 20665743.