Zenker diverticulum

Case contributed by Lee-Anne Slater
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Regurgitation of whole tablets and undigested food, with halitosis.

Patient Data

Age: 75 years
Gender: Female
Barium

Barium swallow showed a large posterolateral pouch just above the level of the cricopharyngeus muscle in keeping with a Zenker diverticulum.

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