Zenker diverticulum
Diagnosis certain
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The Zenker's diverticulum diverticulum is a pulsion-pseudodiverticulum and results from herniation of mucosa and submucosa through the dehiscence of Killian, a focal weakness in the hypopharynx at the normal cleavage plane between the fibers of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor and the cricopharyngeus muscles.
-<p>The <a title="Zenker's diverticulum" href="/articles/zenker-diverticulum">Zenker's diverticulum</a> is a pulsion-pseudodiverticulum and results from herniation of mucosa and submucosa through the <a href="/articles/zenker-diverticulum">dehiscence of Killian</a>, a focal weakness in the hypopharynx at the normal cleavage plane between the fibers of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor and the cricopharyngeus muscles.</p>- +<p>The <a href="/articles/zenker-diverticulum">Zenker diverticulum</a> is a pulsion-pseudodiverticulum and results from herniation of mucosa and submucosa through the <a title="dehiscence of Killian" href="/articles/dehiscence-of-killian">dehiscence of Killian</a>, a focal weakness in the hypopharynx at the normal cleavage plane between the fibers of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor and the cricopharyngeus muscles.</p>
Tags changed:
- pharynx
- hypopharynx
- diverticulum
- pouch
- neck
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Findings
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There is a saccular formation filled with contrast in at the level of the hypopharynx, just proximal to the upper esophagus. This is compatible with a Zenker diverticulum.
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