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==Overview==
==Overview==

Revision as of 17:23, 9 November 2017

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

The risk factors of the Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) are as follow people in their seventh and eight decades, male, GERD, pre-existing hiatal hernia, esophageal motility disorder, esophagitis, neurological disorders like a stroke.

Risk Factors

Risk factors for ZD includes[1][2]

  • Age- 70-80 years
  • Gender-Male
  • GERD
  • Hiatal hernia
  • Esophageal motility disorder
  • Esophagitis
  • Neurological disorders like stroke

References

  1. Williams CH, Williams CH (1978). "Ultrasound evaluation of a near-term abdominal ectopic pregnancy". J Clin Ultrasound. 6 (4): 264–5. PMID 100526.
  2. Homma M (1972). "Trypsin action on the growth of Sendai virus in tissue culture cells. II. Restoration of the hemolytic activity if L cell-borne Sendai virus by trypsin". J. Virol. 9 (5): 829–35. PMID 4337168.

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