Killian-Jamieson diverticulum
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A Killian-Jamieson diverticulum is a truean oesophageal diverticulum, and like the more common Zenker diverticulum is a false diverticulum, representing outpouching of mucosa through a muscular defect, in this case through Killian's dehiscence.
Pathology
They are located just below the cricopharyngeal muscle, anteriorly and laterally, as a left sided or less commonly bilateral outpouchings from the cervical oesophagus.
It is infrequently encountered compared with Zenker diverticulum. Not only are they smaller than Zenker diverticulum (usually <1.5 cm), but they also are rarely symptomatic.
-<p>A <strong>Killian-Jamieson diverticulum </strong>is a true <a href="/articles/oesophageal-diverticula">oesophageal diverticulum</a>.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>They are located just below the cricopharyngeal muscle, anteriorly and laterally, as a left sided or less commonly bilateral outpouchings from the cervical <a href="/articles/oesophagus">oesophagus</a>.</p><p>It is infrequently encountered compared with <a href="/articles/zenker-diverticulum-1">Zenker diverticulum</a>. Not only are they smaller than <a href="/articles/zenker-diverticulum-1">Zenker diverticulum</a> (usually <1.5 cm), but they also are rarely symptomatic. </p>- +<p>A <strong>Killian-Jamieson diverticulum </strong>is an <a href="/articles/oesophageal-diverticula">oesophageal diverticulum</a>, and like the more common <a title="Zenker diverticulum" href="/articles/zenker-diverticulum-1">Zenker diverticulum</a> is a <a title="Diverticulum" href="/articles/diverticulum">false diverticulum</a>, representing outpouching of mucosa through a muscular defect, in this case through <a title="Killian's dehiscence" href="/articles/killian-s-dehiscence">Killian's dehiscence</a>. </p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>They are located just below the cricopharyngeal muscle, anteriorly and laterally, as a left sided or less commonly bilateral outpouchings from the cervical <a href="/articles/oesophagus">oesophagus</a>.</p><p>It is infrequently encountered compared with <a href="/articles/zenker-diverticulum-1">Zenker diverticulum</a>. Not only are they smaller than <a href="/articles/zenker-diverticulum-1">Zenker diverticulum</a> (usually <1.5 cm), but they also are rarely symptomatic. </p>
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