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ArticleAnnals of gastroenterology

Endoscopic treatment of Zenker's diverticulum using a new triangle tip knife.

Zaheer Nabi, Mohan Ramchandani, Nitin Jagtap, Santosh Darisetty, D Nageshwar Reddy

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Article in Annals of gastroenterology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zaheer NabiGastroenterology Department, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.
Mohan RamchandaniGastroenterology Department, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.
Nitin JagtapGastroenterology Department, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.
Santosh DarisettyGastroenterology Department, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.
D Nageshwar ReddyGastroenterology Department, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundZenker's diverticulum (ZD) is a rare disease that affects elderly subjects. The mainstay of management is endoscopic myotomy of the cricopharyngeal septum. In this series, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of cricopharyngeal myotomy with a new electrosurgical knife in patients with ZD.

methodsConsecutive patients with ZD who underwent flexible endoscopic myotomy with the new triangle tip knife J (TTJ) were included in the study. The study outcomes included technical and clinical success, procedure duration, and adverse events.

resultsA total of 7 patients [median age 57 (range 40-87) years] underwent cricopharyngeal myotomy with the TTJ knife. The median size of the ZD was 4 (range 3-5) cm. The procedure was successfully completed in all the patients with a median operative time of 12 (range 8-16) min. There were no major adverse events. Minor bleeding was noticed in 3 patients and was successfully managed using the same knife. Clinical resolution of symptoms was noticed in all the patients at follow up.

conclusionCricopharyngeal myotomy can be performed safely and efficiently with the new TTJ knife.

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diverticulumEndoscopyesophagusmyotomy

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