Increased pooling in the left compared with the right piriform, on in-office endoscopy, is predictive of the presence of a Zenker diverticulum.
This information can sharpen clinical acumen in evaluating patients with dysphagia.
In turn, it will help the clinician counsel the patient regarding diagnosis and radiographic imaging.
2012-03-02
Eng.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. julinao [at] bcm.edu
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Mar;146(3):426-9
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