Sonographic findings of Zenker diverticula

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 639-642

  Kwak, Jin Young ^a,b   Kim, Eun Kyung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Sonography; Thyroid nodule; Zenker diverticulum

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ASPIRATION; SONOGRAPHY; THYROID NODULE; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ASPIRATION; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MACHINE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

EID: 33646464121     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.5.639     Document Type: Review

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