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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb 6;33(2):233-234.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2020.1719781. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Zenker's diverticulum treated via per-oral endoscopic myotomy

Ahmed Ebrahim  1 , Steven G Leeds  1   2   3 , Jessica S Clothier  1 , Marc A Ward  1   2   3
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Zenker's diverticulum treated via per-oral endoscopic myotomy

Ahmed Ebrahim et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). .

Abstract

Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) is a rare disorder of the esophagus that occurs in approximately 0.1% of the population. Recently, new minimally invasive techniques have been used to treat ZD. Similar to a per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia, ZD can be treated using an endoscopic myotomy with a standard endoscope. This technique offers the benefit of a purely endoscopic procedure without the added morbidity associated with the traditional open technique. This is a description of the first per-oral endoscopic myotomy for Zenker's diverticulum (Z-POEM) performed at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.

Keywords: Endoscopy; Zenker’s diverticulum; minimally invasive surgery; myotomy.

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Figure 1.
Visualization of the procedure: (a) the septum between diverticulum (arrow) and esophagus (asterisk), (b, c) submucosal tunneling, and (d) closure.
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