Zenker's diverticulum

Zenker's diverticulum is found three times more frequently in men than in women.

In Zenker's diverticulum, barium meal first fills the pouch, then overflows from top.

A Zenker's diverticulum may also result in halitosis due to aging food retained in the esophagus.

Zenker's diverticulum mainly affects older adults.

It represents a potentially weak spot where a pharyngoesophageal diverticulum (Zenker's diverticulum) is more likely to occur.

Killian-Jamieson diverticula are seldom larger than 1.5 cm and are less frequent than Zenker's diverticulum.

UES - (Zenker's diverticulum)

Larger, symptomatic cases of Zenker's diverticulum have been traditionally treated by neck surgery to resect the diverticulum and incise the cricopharyngeus muscle.

Uncoordinated contraction, and/or Cricopharyngeal Spasm and/or impaired relaxation of this muscle are currently considered the main factors in development of a Zenker's diverticulum.

In anatomy, Zenker's diverticulum, also pharyngoesophageal diverticulum, also pharyngeal pouch, also hypopharyngeal diverticulum, is a diverticulum of the mucosa of the pharynx, just above the cricopharyngeal muscle (i.e. above the upper sphincter of the esophagus).