title: Pharyngo-esophageal diverticulum arising from Laimer's triangle.
abstract: Among pharyngo-esophageal diverticula the most frequent type is Zenker's diverticulum, which originates above the cricopharyngeal muscle and below the thyropharyngeal muscle. Laimer's diverticulum, located below the cricopharyngeal muscle, is a much rarer type. We report a case of a 54-year-old woman with a 3-year history of pharyngeal discomfort that was diagnosed as Laimer's diverticulum. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the third such reported case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, National Himeji Hospital, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kumoik@nyc.odn.ne.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumoi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohtsuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Teramoto
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016672:Zenker Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*