Endoscopic diverticulotomy for the treatment of Zenker's diverticulum: Results in 102 patients with staple-assisted endoscopy

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 810-815

  Narne, Surendra ^a,c   Cutrone, Cesare ^a   Chella, Barbara ^b   Bonavina, Luigi ^b   Peracchia, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoscopic diverticulotomy; Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum; Zenker's diverticulum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL STAPLING; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

EID: 0032800820     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949910800817     Document Type: Article

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