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. 1995 Oct;40(5):315-8.

Surgery for pharyngeal pouch: audit of management with short- and long-term follow-up

M R Laing  1 , P Murthy, K W Ah-See, J S Cockburn
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  • PMID: 8523310

Surgery for pharyngeal pouch: audit of management with short- and long-term follow-up

M R Laing et al. J R Coll Surg Edinb. 1995 Oct.

Abstract

A review was undertaken of 103 patients with pharyngeal pouch presenting over a 10-year period. Management was conservative in 35 patients and 68 patients were treated using external diverticulectomy and cricopharyngeus myotomy. The fistula rate was 8.9% and median hospital stay was 7 days. The results of this large series are compared to other reported series, and a long-term follow-up showing clinical outcome is reported.

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