Zenker's diverticulum

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See hypopharyngeal diverticulum.

Zenker's diverticulum

[tseng′kerz]

Etymology: Friedrich A. Zenker, German pathologist, 1825-1898; L, diverticulare, to turn aside

a circumscribed herniation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx as it joins the esophagus, just proximal to the cricopharyngeus muscle. It is the most common type of diverticulum of the esophagus. Food may become trapped in the diverticulum and can be aspirated. Diagnosis is confirmed by x-ray studies. In most cases the herniation is small, causes no dysfunction, is not diagnosed, and requires no treatment.

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halitosis hypopharyngeal diverticulum			Moreover, a noncompliant, fibrotic CP muscle may predispose a patient to the formation of Zenker's diverticulum because of the increased intrapharyngeal pressure caused by the functional obstruction. Radiological case of the month: Tommaso Bartalena, MD; Giovanni ... by Bartalena, Tommaso; Giannelli, Giovanni; Paganelli, Francesca; Brusori, Stefano; Mattioli, Sandro / Applied Radiology Zenker's diverticulum is the most recognizable diverticulum of the esophagus. Barium esophagogram of a Zenker's diverticulopexy by Scher, Richard L. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal A difficult passage through the upper esophageal sphincter should alert the examiner to the possibility of a hypertonic sphincter or a Zenker's diverticulum. Office procedures for the esophagus by Belafsky, Peter C. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			zebronkey zebu zedoary Zeeman effect ZEEP zein Zeis gland Zeis glands Zeitgeber Zeitgeist Zeldox Zellballen Zellweger syndrome Zellweger's syndrome Zemplar Zemuron Zen Zen Garden Therapy Zen Macrobiotic Diet Zen therapy Zenapax Zenax Zenecin Zenith Zenker's degeneration Zenker's diverticulum Zenker's necrosis zeolites zeony Zepaxid Zephiran Zephiran Chloride Zephyranthes Zepp operation zeranol Zerit zernike condenser zero zero balance zero balancing zero dose zero error standard zero fluid balance zero gravity zero order kinetics Zero Population Growth Zero Star Rating zero time Zero Tolerance Policy zero V zero work pool			zenithal zenithal zenithal zenithal Zenithal Bistable Device zenithal chart Zenithal Hourly Rate Zenithal Hourly Rate zenithal projection zenithal projections zenithal rain Zenithal/Azimuthal Equal Area zeniths zeniths zeniths zeniths Zenitnaya Raketnaya Brigada Zenitnaya Raketnye Kompleks - Strednoye Deiestive Zenitnaya Raketnye Voiska Zenitnaya samokhodnaya ustanovka Zenitnaya Ustanovka Zenitsa Zenix Zenjydar Salama Trust Zenker diverticulum Zenker's Zenker's degeneration Zenker's degeneration Zenker's degeneration Zenker's degeneration Zenker's diverticulum Zenker's necrosis Zenker's necrosis Zenker's necrosis Zenker's necrosis Zenkevich, Lev Zenkevich, Lev Aleksandrovich Zenkevich, Mikhail Zenkevich, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Zenkov Zenkovich, Vsevolod Zenkovich, Vsevolod Pavlovich Zenkovskii, Vasilii Zenkovskii, Vasilii Vasilevich ZENN Zenneck wave Zenneck wave Zenner Consulting Group, LLC Zennichi Zennichi Zennist Zennist Zennist Zennists Zennists Zennists Zeno Zeno Zeno (disambiguation) Zeno (disambiguation) Zeno Apathea

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