Esophageal Diverticula

What are the symptoms of esophageal diverticula?

The signs (symptoms) of Zenker’s diverticulum begin insidiously and increase as the diverticulum grows in size. At the beginning of the disease, patients complain of frequent clearing of the throat, a chronic coughing irritation or a foreign body sensation in the throat. This is accompanied by bad breath due to the remaining food residues in … What are the symptoms of esophageal diverticula?

Esophageal diverticulum treatment

How is an esophageal diverticulum treated? Because the individual forms of esophageal diverticulum have different causes and also occur at different sites, it is worthwhile to look at the treatment of each diverticulum separately. Therapy of traction diverticula-parabronchial diverticula: Since this form of diverticulum rarely causes symptoms and the diagnosis is usually a chance finding, … Esophageal diverticulum treatment