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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
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Anagiotos, Andreas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Feyka, Matthias UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Eslick, Guy D. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lichtenstein, Thorsten UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Henning, Tobias D. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Guntinas-Lichius, Orlando UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-9671-0784 UNSPECIFIED Huettenbrink, Karl-Bernd UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Preuss, Simon F. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
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:	Keywords Language QUALITY-OF-LIFE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATHOGENESIS; REPAIR Multiple languages Otorhinolaryngology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/42206