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Titel:

Surgical therapy of Zenker's diverticulum: low risk and high efficiency.

Dokumenttyp:
journal article
Autor(en):
Barthlen, W; Feussner, H; Hannig, C; Hölscher, AH; Siewert, JR
Abstract:
Surgery for the treatment of Zenker's diverticulum was performed at our institution in a total of 43 patients over 6 1/2 years. Cervical myotomy with diverticulectomy was performed in 32 of the patients and myotomy alone in 11. Mortality totaled 0%, with a reversible lesion of the recurrent nerve occurring in 7%. In 60% of the cases investigated preoperatively (N = 40), motility disorders of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) could be demonstrated using manometry as well as with cineradiograph...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Dysphagia
Jahr:
1990
Band / Volume:
5
Heft / Issue:
1
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
13-9
Sprache:
eng
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2118024
Print-ISSN:
0179-051X
TUM Einrichtung:
Institut für Radiologie
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