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The Esophageal Diverticulum: About Two Cases

Yasser El brahmi, Youssef Achour, Mohammed Rebbani, Abdelkader Ehirchiou, Abdelmounaim Ait Ali

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · pp. 59–64 · Published 14 Aug 2020

10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1330553

Abstract

The hypopharyngeal diverticulum of the cervical esophagus, also knows as Zenker's diverticulum, is the most common esophageal diverticulum. It develops at the junction of the hypopharynx and the esophagus. The most present symptom is dysphagia. Between the period of 01/01/2018 to 31/12/2018, we accessed two patients with esophageal diverticulum.both underwent surgical treatment - diverticulectomy at department of the visceral surgery II of the Military Hospital Mohamed V of Rabat.Morocco. The aim of this report is to evaluate the diagnostic methods and the surgical outcomes by comparing them to others technics used in the treatment of the esophageal diverticulum.

Cervical esophagus Zenker's diverticulum pathophysiology treatment complications.

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