| dc.contributor.author | Jani, PG | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-22T13:41:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-10-22T13:41:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/57830 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12380874 | |
| dc.description.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. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | Pharyngoesophageal (Zenker's) diverticulum: case report. | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | College of Health Science | en |
