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Zenker's diverticulum: a case report and literature review

The pharyngeal pouch (Zenker's diverticulum) is a diverticulum of the mucosa of the pharynx, just above the cricopharyngeal muscle (i.e. above the upper sphincter of the oesophagus). It occurs commonly in elderly patients (over 70 year) and the typical symptoms include dysphagia, regurgitation,...

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Autores principales: Elbalal, Moawia, Mohamed, Abu Baker, Hamdoun, Anas, Yassin, Khalid, Miskeen, Elhadi, Alla, Osman Khalaf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25309667
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.17.267.4173