Hypopharyngeal diverticulum.

Autor: Kuhn FA, Sessions DG, Ogura JH
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Laryngoscope [Laryngoscope] 1977 Feb; Vol. 87 (2), pp. 147-53.
DOI: 10.1288/00005537-197702000-00001
Abstrakt: The diagnosis and surgical management of 26 patients with hypopharyngeal diverticulum treated in the Department of Otolaryngology of the Washington University Medical School from 1961 to 1973 is discussed. The surgical technique for external excision of the diverticulum is described in detail. Results and complications are presented. The surgical excision of hypopharyngeal diverticulum is a standard, safe, and proven method of management which can be expected to result in satisfactory long-term results with minimal morbidity.
Databáze: MEDLINE