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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 53, 523-524, Copyright © 1992 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Diverticuloplasty for severe mucosal injury after cricopharyngeal myotomy

LA Gorenstein, BC Papsin, M Mackay and M Goldberg
Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Cricopharyngeal myotomy with either diverticulopexy or diverticulectomy is the recommended therapy for Zenker's diverticulum. Mucosal injury during myotomy is rare and usually can be managed by direct mucosal closure. A technique is described to repair a serious mucosal defect that may occur during cricopharyngeal myotomy.




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