Pharyngeal pouch

external

• Synonyms

  • Zenker's diverticulum

• Causes

  • Old age

• Effects

  • Neck swelling
  • Dysphagia
  • Regurgitation

• Parents

  • Head and neck malformation
  • Pharyngology
  • Neck lump

• Treatments

  • Diverticulectomy
  • Cricopharyngeal myotomy

• Description

  • "pulsion diverticulum through Killian's dehiscenc"