title: Zenker's diverticulum in childhood: a new case.
abstract: Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) is a very rare pathology in childhood and to date only few pediatric cases have been reported in literature. Herein we report on a case of ZD with cervical abscess formation and oral purulent drainage in a 6-year old girl with severe malnutrition. Diverticulectomy was performed as surgical treatment. The patient is free of symptoms after two years' follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dicle University Medical School, Diyarbakir, Turkey. dokucu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Dokucu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fabre
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Otçu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Onen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bükte
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ciğdem
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Azal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016672:Zenker Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*