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13-11-2023 | Zenker's Diverticulum | Image of the Month
Unusual Cause of Dysphagia
Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 1/2024
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A 41-year-old woman received an upper endoscopy for dysphagia. A diverticulum was found at the entrance of the esophagus (Fig. 1, arrow). The neck CT revealed a 1 cm fluid- and air-filled cystic lesion that extended from the left esophagus (Fig. 2). An esophagogram revealed a left-side diverticulum that originated from the proximal cervical esophagus and was below the cricopharyngeus muscle (CPM) (Fig. 3). A diagnosis of Killian–Jamieson diverticulum (KJD) was made.
Fig. 1
Upper endoscopy disclosed a food-stocked diverticulum (arrow) in the entrance of the esophagus
Fig. 2
The neck CT showed a cystic lesion that extended from the left esophagus
Fig. 3
Esophagogram showing a left-side diverticulum originated from the proximal cervical esophagus and below the cricopharyngeus muscle (CPM)
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