Cricopharyngeal spasm and Zenker's diverticulum

Head and Neck

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 681-694

  Veenker, Elizabeth A ^a   Andersen, Peter E ^a   Cohen, James I ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cricopharyngeal spasm; Dysphagia; Endoscopic surgery; Gastroesophageal reflux; Zenker's diverticulum

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ALGORITHM; BALLOON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; DIVERTICULECTOMY; DIVERTICULOPEXY; DIVERTICULOSTOMY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC DIVERTICULOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FLUOROGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE SPASM; MYOTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

ALGORITHMS; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIVERTICULITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; SPASM; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

EID: 0042343902     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.10268     Document Type: Review

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