Pharyngeal pouch Flashcards
1
Q
What causes a pharyngeal pouch?
A
- posteromedial diverticulum through Killian’s dehiscence
=> a triangular area in the wall of the pharynx between the thyropharyngeus and cricopharyngeus muscles
2
Q
Demographic in whom pharyngeal pouch is more common
A
- older patients
- 5 times more common in men
3
Q
Clinical features of pharyngeal pouch
A
- dysphagia
- regurgitation
- aspiration
- neck swelling which gurgles on palpation
- halitosis
4
Q
Investigation used for pharyngeal pouch
A
barium swallow combined with dynamic video fluoroscopy
5
Q
Management of pharyngeal pouch
A
Surgery
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