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Larger, symptomatic cases of Zenker's diverticulum have been traditionally treated by neck surgery to resect the diverticulum and incise the cricopharyngeus muscle. However, in recent times non-surgical endoscopic techniques have gained more importance (as they allow for much faster recovery), and the currently preferred treatment is endoscopic ...
Diverticula are seldom larger than 1.5 cm, and are less frequent than the similar Zenker's diverticula. As opposed to a Zenker's, which is typically a posterior and inferior outpouching from the esophagus, a Killian–Jamieson diverticulum is typically an anterolateral outpouching at the level of the C5-C6 vertebral bodies, due to a congenital ...
It represents a potentially weak spot where a pharyngoesophageal diverticulum (Zenker's diverticulum) is more likely to occur. [1] Eponym
In 1895 he retired from active service. His important discovery of the danger of trichine dates from 1860. In that year he published "Über die Trichinenkrankheit des Menschen" ("On the trichine-illness of humans", in volume XVIII of Virchow's Archiv). Zenker also found Zenker's degeneration and Zenker's diverticulum. [17]
On rare occasions the diverticulum can herniate through the abdominal wall also known as a Littre hernia. Only 6.4% of all complications require surgical treatment, and untreated Meckel's diverticulum has a mortality rate of 2.5–15%. [8] Table 1 – Complications of Meckel's Diverticulum: [9]
Diverticula are described as being true or false depending upon the layers involved: False diverticula (also known as "pseudodiverticula") do not involve muscular layers or adventitia. False diverticula, in the gastrointestinal tract for instance, involve only the submucosa and mucosa, such as Zenker's diverticulum. [2]
Can Zenker's diverticula occur at both areas, or is it a specific out pocketing at a specific zone? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.47.20.121 ( talk ) 21:23, 23 March 2012 (UTC) [ reply ]
The treatment of intestinal ischemia depends on the cause and can be medical or surgical. However, if bowel has become necrotic, the only treatment is surgical removal of the dead segments of bowel. [34] In non-occlusive disease, where there is no blockage of the arteries supplying the bowel, the treatment is medical rather than surgical ...