How I do it: Zenker's stapler diverticulectomy.
Zenker's diverticulum is an outpouching of the hypopharyngeal mucosa through Killian's area, a dehiscent or weak area between the cricopharyngeus muscle and the inferior constrictor muscle. Although this entity was described more than a century ago, these pulsion diverticuli continue to challenge surgeons to this day. The authors would like to reintroduce a method of resection that has proved useful in our practice.
Department of Otolaryngology, Toronto Hospital, Ontario.
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