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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Historical Perspective

The history of the ZD is as follows:

• It was named in 1877 by German pathologist Friedrich Albert von Zenker.
• The first description of Zenker's diverticulum dates back to 1769 by Ludlow
• A century later, a German pathologist, Friedrich Albert von Zenker, recognized and further characterized the physiopathology of this diverticulum.