Items tagged “diverticulum”
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Zenker diverticulum
Zenker diverticulum, also known as a pharyngeal pouch, is a posterior outpouching of the hypopharynx, just proximal to the upper esophageal sphincter through a weakness in the muscle layer called the Killian dehiscence.
Epidemiology
More than 50% of the affected patients present in 60-80 years...
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Urethral diverticulum
Urethral diverticula, or urethroceles, are focal outpouchings of the urethra. They should not be confused with a ureterocele of the distal ureter.
Epidemiology
Urethral diverticula occur far more frequently in women than in men and are estimated to occur in 1-6% of women, especially those with...
Case
Zenker diverticulum
Published
18 Nov 2010
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Fluoroscopy
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Zenker diverticulum
Published
10 May 2011
79% complete
Barium
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Zenker diverticulum
Published
08 Mar 2012
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MRI
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Zenker diverticulum
Published
08 Mar 2014
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X-ray
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Zenker diverticulum
Published
23 May 2014
79% complete
Barium
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Zenker diverticulum
Published
03 Jun 2014
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Fluoroscopy
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Zenker diverticulum
Published
18 Jul 2014
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Barium
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Upper esophageal diverticulum
Published
28 Oct 2018
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Fluoroscopy
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Zenker diverticulum
Published
13 Dec 2014
60% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Urethral diverticulum (VCUG)
Published
12 Jan 2016
91% complete
Fluoroscopy
Annotated image
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Urachus (illustration)
Published
08 Dec 2016
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Diagram
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Calyceal diverticulum
Calyceal diverticula, also known as pyelocalyceal diverticula, are outpouchings of the renal calyx or pelvis into the renal cortex. These diverticula are lined with transitional cell epithelium.
Epidemiology
Relatively uncommon, historically seen in 0.21% to 0.60% of intravenous urograms (IVU)...
Case
Rectal diverticulum
Published
09 Dec 2018
94% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Pericardial diverticulum
Published
26 Jan 2020
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CT
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Tracheal diverticulum
Published
02 Apr 2021
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CT
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Dimensionless index (DI)
Dimensionless index (DI) is the ratio of the velocity-time integral of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT-VTI) to that of the aortic valve jet (AV VTI)1-2.
Dimensionless index (DI) = LVOT VTI / AV VTI
Usage
Dimensionless index is a classic marker of severity in aortic stenosis that does...
Case
Hutch diverticulum
Published
17 Dec 2023
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Ultrasound