Endoscopic submucosal tunneling techniques versus flexible endoscopic septotomy for Zenker’s diverticulum: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Post written by Lucas Monteiro Delgado from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, and Gilmara Coelho Meine, MD, MSc, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Feevale University, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil. Zenker’s diverticulum is the most common type of esophageal diverticulum, predominantly affecting elderly men. Although its incidence is low, it is expected to rise …

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Prognostic variables for successful septotomy of Zenker’s diverticulum

Federico Iacopini, MD, from Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Ospedale San Giuseppe, in Rome, Italy discusses this Original Article "Prognostic variables for the clinical success of flexible endoscopic septotomy of Zenker’s diverticulum." Flexible endoscopic septotomy for Zenker’s diverticulum has a large popularity due to its mini-invasiveness compared to endostapling and surgery but strong long-term clinical data …

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