Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum: technique of repair.
Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum is an acquired defect resulting from an incoordination of the cricopharyngeal muscle. Common symptoms are dysphagia, regurgitation, and aspiration. The defect is repaired through a cervical incision and should include a diverticulectomy and a myotomy. Results are excellent and complications are unusual.
Allen
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Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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