Zenker's diverticulum risk factors: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
{{Zenker's diverticulum}} | {{Zenker's diverticulum}} | ||
{{CMG}} {{AE}} | {{CMG}} {{AE}} {{Ajay}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The risk factors of the Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) are | The risk factors of the [[Zenker's diverticulum]] (ZD) are old age (seneth and eighth decade of life), male gender, [[gastroesophageal reflux disease]] ([[Gastroesophageal reflux disease|GERD]]), pre-existing [[Hiatus hernia|hiatal hernia]], [[esophageal motility disorder]], [[esophagitis]], [[neurological disorders]] like a [[stroke]]. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Risk factors for ZD includes<ref name="pmid100526">{{cite journal |vauthors=Williams CH, Williams CH |title=Ultrasound evaluation of a near-term abdominal ectopic pregnancy |journal=J Clin Ultrasound |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=264–5 |year=1978 |pmid=100526 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid4337168">{{cite journal |vauthors=Homma M |title=Trypsin action on the growth of Sendai virus in tissue culture cells. II. Restoration of the hemolytic activity if L cell-borne Sendai virus by trypsin |journal=J. Virol. |volume=9 |issue=5 |pages=829–35 |year=1972 |pmid=4337168 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | Risk factors for ZD includes<ref name="pmid100526">{{cite journal |vauthors=Williams CH, Williams CH |title=Ultrasound evaluation of a near-term abdominal ectopic pregnancy |journal=J Clin Ultrasound |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=264–5 |year=1978 |pmid=100526 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid4337168">{{cite journal |vauthors=Homma M |title=Trypsin action on the growth of Sendai virus in tissue culture cells. II. Restoration of the hemolytic activity if L cell-borne Sendai virus by trypsin |journal=J. Virol. |volume=9 |issue=5 |pages=829–35 |year=1972 |pmid=4337168 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* | *Old age (70-80 years) | ||
* | *[[Male]] gender | ||
*GERD | *[[Gastroesophageal reflux disease|GERD]] | ||
*Hiatal hernia | *[[Hiatus hernia|Hiatal hernia]] | ||
*Esophageal motility disorder | *[[Esophageal motility disorder]] | ||
*Esophagitis | *[[Esophagitis]] | ||
*Neurological disorders | *[[Neurological disorders]] such as [[stroke]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:06, 7 December 2017
|
Zenker's diverticulum Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Zenker's diverticulum risk factors On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Zenker's diverticulum risk factors |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Zenker's diverticulum risk factors |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ajay Gade MD[2]]
Overview
The risk factors of the Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) are old age (seneth and eighth decade of life), male gender, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), pre-existing hiatal hernia, esophageal motility disorder, esophagitis, neurological disorders like a stroke.
Risk Factors
Risk factors for ZD includes[1][2]
- Old age (70-80 years)
- Male gender
- GERD
- Hiatal hernia
- Esophageal motility disorder
- Esophagitis
- Neurological disorders such as stroke
References
- ↑ Williams CH, Williams CH (1978). "Ultrasound evaluation of a near-term abdominal ectopic pregnancy". J Clin Ultrasound. 6 (4): 264–5. PMID 100526.
- ↑ Homma M (1972). "Trypsin action on the growth of Sendai virus in tissue culture cells. II. Restoration of the hemolytic activity if L cell-borne Sendai virus by trypsin". J. Virol. 9 (5): 829–35. PMID 4337168.