Cap-Assisted Endoscopic Septotomy of Zenker's Diverticulum: Early and Long-Term Outcomes

• Published in: The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 116; no. 9; pp. 1853 - 1858
• Main Authors: Repici, Alessandro, Cappello, Annalisa, Spadaccini, Marco, Nicoletti, Rosangela, Carrara, Silvia, Fugazza, Alessandro, Galtieri, Piera Alessia, Lamonaca, Laura, Romana, Chiara, Badalamenti, Matteo, Di Leo, Milena, Pellegatta, Gaia, Ferrara, Elisa Chiara, Anderloni, Andrea, Maselli, Roberta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer 01.09.2021; Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anesthesia; Databases, Factual; Deglutition Disorders - etiology; Deglutition Disorders - surgery; Dysphagia; Endoscopy; Endoscopy - methods; Esophagus; Female; Gastroenterology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patients; Retrospective Studies; Success; Treatment Outcome; Zenker Diverticulum - complications; Zenker Diverticulum - surgery; Japan

Multiple therapeutic modalities including surgery and rigid and flexible endoscopy have been adopted to manage Zenker's diverticulum (ZD). Minimally invasive flexible endoscopic septotomy (FES) techniques have been increasingly favored over the past 20 years; however, long-term data are still s...