title: Pharyngoesophageal (Zenker's) diverticulum: case report.
abstract: Pharyngoesophageal pulsion diverticulum is the most common of all oesophageal diverticuli and is characterised by dysphagia, regurgitation, gurgling sounds in the neck and aspiration. This is a report of an 80-year old female who presented with progressive dysphagia, weight loss and recurrent bouts of pneumonitis. A barium swallow showed a pharyngoesophageal diverticulum and an upper endoscopy confirmed a wide ostium and no other pathology. She underwent surgical pharyngoesophageal diverticulectomy and cricopharyngeal myotomy under general anaesthesia and made complete recovery with total relief of dysphagia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Jani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016672:Zenker Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate