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Delayed diagnosis of a case of Zenker’s diverticulum. What may happen when a family physician does not visit his family physician

Introduction: Zenker’s diverticulum is a diverticulum of the mucosa of the pharynx, just above the cricopharyngeal muscle. It occurs commonly in elderly patients (over 70 years) and the typical symptoms include dysphagia, regurgitation, chronic cough, aspiration and weight loss. Case: We are reporti...

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Autores principales: Akturk, Zekeriya, Ulas, Ali Bilal, Eroglu, Atila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5944372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29726737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2018.1464556