Anagiotos, Andreas, Feyka, Matthias, Eslick, Guy D., Lichtenstein, Thorsten, Henning, Tobias D., Guntinas-Lichius, Orlando ORCID: 0000-0001-9671-0784, Huettenbrink, Karl-Bernd and Preuss, Simon F. (2014). Long-term symptom control after endoscopic laser-assisted diverticulotomy of Zenker's diverticulum. Auris Nasus Larynx, 41 (6). S. 568 - 572. OXFORD: ELSEVIER SCI LTD. ISSN 1879-1476

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the long-term outcome after endoscopic laser-assisted diverticulotomy. Methods: The medical files of patients who underwent endoscopic Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) surgery were reviewed retrospectively. Patients were interviewed using a questionnaire which assessed symptoms, other relevant disorders and satisfaction after the surgery. Results: Mean follow-up period from 62 surgeries was 100 months (range 11-216 months). Follow-up data were obtained from 34 patients (response rate: 55%) in total. The surgery resulted in a significant reduction of symptoms (regurgitation, dysphagia and globus sensation). In four cases (12%) a postoperative impairment of swallowing solid food was reported, whereas, persisted difficulty of swallowing liquids was observed in two patients (6%). There was no reported case of impairment associated with everyday habits. The majority of patients were satisfied with the overall outcome of the surgery (n = 31,91%). Conclusion: The endoscopic laser-assisted diverticulotomy is an effective method of treating Zenker's diverticulum. The presented long-term results confirm that this technique offers a very high degree of symptom relief and patient's satisfaction. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Journal Article
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CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Anagiotos, AndreasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Feyka, MatthiasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Eslick, Guy D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lichtenstein, ThorstenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Henning, Tobias D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Guntinas-Lichius, OrlandoUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-9671-0784UNSPECIFIED
Huettenbrink, Karl-BerndUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Preuss, Simon F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-422064
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2014.06.002
Journal or Publication Title: Auris Nasus Larynx
Volume: 41
Number: 6
Page Range: S. 568 - 572
Date: 2014
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Place of Publication: OXFORD
ISSN: 1879-1476
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
QUALITY-OF-LIFE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATHOGENESIS; REPAIRMultiple languages
OtorhinolaryngologyMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/42206

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