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Zenker's diverticulum

 

Zenker's diverticulum

Zenker's diverticulum is a diverticulum of the mucous membrane of the oesophagus through a defect in the wall of oesophagus. It was named by Friedrich Albert von Zenker.

The location of this diverticulum is the junction between the esophagus and the pharynx. Seen in older adults.


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