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Overview
Natural History
Complications
Complications of the Zenker's diverticulum includes[1][2][3][4][2]
Aspiration pneumonia
Bleeding of the diverticulum
Ulceration of the diverticulum
Varey rarely Squamous cell carcinoma of the diverticulum
Perforation of the diverticulum during the endoscopy and hence scopes with side viewing should be used to prevent perforation.
Prognosis
References
- ↑ "Long-term survival following diverticulectomy for cancer in pharyngoesophageal (Zenker's) diverticulum. - PubMed - NCBI".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Esophageal diverticula and cancer. - PubMed - NCBI".
- ↑ "The treatment of pharyngoesophageal diverticulum: the simple and complex. - PubMed - NCBI".
- ↑ "Carcinoma arising in posterior pharyngeal pulsion diverticulum (Zenker's diverticulum). - PubMed - NCBI".