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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2020

Zenker's diverticulum misinterpreted as a thyroid mass: Case report.

Fatemeh Salimi, Jerocin Vishani Loyala, Arbaaz Pervaiz, Stuart Winter

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fatemeh SalimiOxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
Jerocin Vishani LoyalaOxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
Arbaaz PervaizOxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
Stuart WinterOxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We discuss an unusual presentation of Zenker's Diverticulum (ZD). A 76-year-old man presented with a left sided neck mass which was misdiagnosed as a thyroid mass due to the anatomical location and size. The ultrasound and fine needle-aspiration cytology findings were inconclusive, and a CT scan was then considered which reported a large pharyngeal pouch. Our recommendation is to consider an early CT scan in patient's where there is a clinical suspicion or risk factors for the development of pharyngeal pouch specially when the fine-needle aspiration cytology findings are inconclusive. This would reduce the risk of a delayed diagnosis which can prevent potential perforation of the pharyngeal pouch and development of mediastinitis.

Indexed as

Development of pharyngeal pouchNeck LumpSurgical excision of the pharyngeal pouchZenker's Diverticulum

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PMID33294184
PMCPMC7695926
OpenAlexW3097266942

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