The Esophageal Diverticulum: About Two Cases
Yasser El Brahmi *
Visceral Surgery II, Military Hospital Mohammed V Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
Youssef Achour
Visceral Surgery II, Military Hospital Mohammed V Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
Mohammed Rebbani
Visceral Surgery II, Military Hospital Mohammed V Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
Abdelkader Ehirchiou
Visceral Surgery II, Military Hospital Mohammed V Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
Abdelmounaim Ait Ali
Visceral Surgery II, Military Hospital Mohammed V Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The hypopharyngeal diverticulum of the cervical esophagus, also knows as Zenker's diverticulum, is the most common esophageal diverticulum. It develops at the junction of the hypopharynx and the esophagus. The most present symptom is dysphagia. Between the period of 01/01/2018 to 31/12/2018, we accessed two patients with esophageal diverticulum.both underwent surgical treatment - diverticulectomy at department of the visceral surgery II of the Military Hospital Mohamed V of Rabat.Morocco.
The aim of this report is to evaluate the diagnostic methods and the surgical outcomes by comparing them to others technics used in the treatment of the esophageal diverticulum.
Keywords: Cervical esophagus, Zenker's diverticulum, pathophysiology treatment, complications.