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Pharyngoesophagel (Zenker's) diverticulum: Case report


P. G. Jani

Abstract

Pharyngoesophageal pulsion diverticulum is the most common of all oesophageal diverticuli and is characterised by dysphagia, regurgitation, gurgling sounds in the neck and aspiration. This is a report of an 80-year old female who presented with progressive dysphagia, weight loss and recurrent bouts of pneumonitis. A barium swallow showed a pharyngoesophageal diverticulum and an upper endoscopy confirmed a wide ostium and no other pathology. She underwent surgical pharyngoesophageal diverticulectomy and cricopharyngeal myotomy under general anaesthesia and made complete recovery with total relief of dysphagia.


(East African Medical Journal: 2002 79(1): 54)

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