Endoscopic surgery for Zenker’s diverticulum

Ozan BAĞIŞ ÖZGÜRSOY, Murat DOĞAN, Cabir YÜKSEL, Muharrem GERÇEKER, Hasan Şevket KAVUKÇU

Abstract

Zenker’s diverticulum likely limits oral intake and may decrease the quality of life of the patient, leading to serious medical and social problems. Thus, surgical treatment is indicated in all symptomatic patients. In this article, an up-to-date and minimal invasive endoscopic surgical technique in the treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum is presented. We believe that transoral endoscopic diverticulostomy by endostapler is a safe and effective treatment of choice for selected patients with Zenker’s diverticulum

Özet

Bu çalışmada Zenker divertikülü tedavisinde uygulanan güncel minimal invaziv bir endoskopik cerrahi teknik sunuldu. Endostapler ile transoral endoskopik divertikülostominin Zenker divertikülü olan seçilmiş hastalarda güvenli ve etkin bir tedavi seçeneği olduğunu düşünüyoruz