Endoscopic treatment of Zenker's diverticulum with flexible endoscope. The first Hungarian case

Introduction: Zenker's diverticulum is located proximal to the upper esophageal sphincter, usually on the posterior wall, and results in increased hypopharyngeal pressure. Symptoms include dysphagia, regurgitation and cough, and, at the very end it can leads to weightloss and/or aspiration. The standard treatment is myotomy of the cricopharyngealmuscleextended to the tissue bridge between the esophagus and the diverticulum. It can be performed by open surgery or an internal endosurgical approach by using a rigid diverticuloscope. Patient: A 69-ys old male was referred due to long lasting dysphagia and regurgitat…