Items tagged “hypopharynx”

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Cricopharyngeal muscle spasm

Cricopharyngeal muscle spasm is also known as cricopharyngeal achalasia, although some authors distinguish between these entities, and may present as a cause of dysphagia. Terminology There is confusing use of the terms cricopharyngeal muscle spasm, cricopharyngeal achalasia and cricopharyngea...
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Zenker diverticulum

Zenker diverticulum, also known as a pharyngeal pouch, is a posterior outpouching of the hypopharynx, just proximal to the upper esophageal sphincter through a weakness in the muscle layer called the Killian dehiscence. Epidemiology More than 50% of the affected patients present in 60-80 years...
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Epiglottitis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 21 May 2009
61% complete
Annotated image X-ray
Case

Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis almost certain
Erik Ranschaert
Published 18 Nov 2010
72% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Lee-Anne Slater
Published 10 May 2011
79% complete
Barium
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Roberto Schubert
Published 08 Mar 2012
77% complete
MRI
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Post cricoid carcinoma

  Diagnosis almost certain
Ahmed Abdrabou
Published 04 Nov 2013
80% complete
MRI
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Bruno Di Muzio
Published 08 Mar 2014
88% complete
X-ray
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Bruno Di Muzio
Published 23 May 2014
79% complete
Barium
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 03 Jun 2014
75% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Domenico Nicoletti
Published 18 Jul 2014
94% complete
Barium
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Upper esophageal diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Bruno Di Muzio
Published 28 Oct 2018
91% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Zenker diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Jeremy Jones
Published 13 Dec 2014
60% complete
Fluoroscopy

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