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[Traditional extraluminal operation for Zenker's diverticulum]. 1999

H Feussner, and J R Siewert

Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Technischen Universität München.

The classical surgical approach for the treatment of Zenker's diverticulum consists of diverticulectomy and cervical myotomy. In very small diverticula myotomy alone is sufficient. The complication rate of the procedure is tolerable. Long-term functional results are good in as much 90% and more. Despite the increasing importance of alternative approaches, the conventional extraluminal surgical operation for Zenker's diverticulum will remain the treatment of choice in stage I-III cases.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D004724	Endoscopy	Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body.	Endoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic,Endoscopic Surgical Procedure,Endoscopy, Surgical,Surgical Endoscopy,Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic,Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical
D004945	Esophagoscopy	Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the esophagus.	Esophagoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Esophagoscopic,Esophagoscopic Surgery,Surgery, Esophagoscopic,Esophagoscopic Surgeries,Esophagoscopic Surgical Procedure,Esophagoscopies,Procedure, Esophagoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Esophagoscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Esophagoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Esophagoscopic
D004947	Esophagus	The muscular membranous segment between the PHARYNX and the STOMACH in the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016672	Zenker Diverticulum	A DIVERTICULUM at the upper end of the ESOPHAGUS through the cricopharyngeal muscle at the junction of the PHARYNX and the esophagus.	Esophagopharyngeal Diverticulum,Pharyngeal Diverticulum,Pharyngeal Pouch, Posterior,Pharyngoesophageal Diverticulum,Posterior Pharyngeal Pouch,Zenker's Diverticulum,Esophago-Pharyngeal Diverticula,Esophago-Pharyngeal Diverticulum,Pharyngeal Diverticula,Pharyngo-Esophageal Diverticula,Pharyngo-Esophageal Diverticulum,Pharyngoesophageal Diverticula,Pharyngoesophageal Pulsion Diverticula,Pharyngoesophageal Pulsion Diverticulum,Zenker's Diverticula,Diverticula, Esophago-Pharyngeal,Diverticula, Pharyngeal,Diverticula, Pharyngo-Esophageal,Diverticula, Pharyngoesophageal,Diverticula, Pharyngoesophageal Pulsion,Diverticula, Zenker's,Diverticulum, Esophago-Pharyngeal,Diverticulum, Esophagopharyngeal,Diverticulum, Pharyngeal,Diverticulum, Pharyngo-Esophageal,Diverticulum, Pharyngoesophageal,Diverticulum, Pharyngoesophageal Pulsion,Diverticulum, Zenker,Diverticulum, Zenker's,Esophago Pharyngeal Diverticula,Esophago Pharyngeal Diverticulum,Esophagopharyngeal Diverticulums,Pharyngo Esophageal Diverticula,Pharyngo Esophageal Diverticulum,Pouch, Posterior Pharyngeal,Pulsion Diverticula, Pharyngoesophageal,Pulsion Diverticulum, Pharyngoesophageal,Zenker Diverticula,Zenkers Diverticula,Zenkers Diverticulum