Understanding Zenker's Diverticulum Treatment: Transoral CO2 Laser Microsurgery

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2024

Authors

Sousa, PS (Author) Other; Silveira, H (Author) Other; Coutinho, G (Author) Other; Pereira, C (Author) Other; Carla Pinto Moura (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

Vol. 16

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Authenticus ID: P-00Z-X1B

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.53329

Abstract (EN): The authors present a case of a 36-year-old woman with a recurrent throat foreign body sensation and persistent dysphagia. On physical examination, a polypoid mass was visible at the postcricoid region, mobile with swallowing. A barium swallowing test confirmed the diagnosis of Zenker's diverticulum. The patient underwent transoral CO2 laser microsurgery for excision of the pharyngeal pouch. At the four-month evaluation, the patient was remarkably asymptomatic and without evidence of recurrence. This clinical case illustrates in detail the endoscopic view of the pre and postoperative aspects of the pharyngeal pouch, showing a step-by-step transoral CO2 laser microsurgery technique, with video.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8