DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2021.v07i09.003

Pages: 485-488

Zenker’s diverticulum is a hernia of the esophageal mucosa through the muscular layer of the pharyngoesophageal junction. It is often asymptomatic, its diagnosis is made by opacification of the esophagus. There is no medical treatment, only symptomatic DZs should be operated. Surgical treatment includes several techniques: open surgery with resection or pexy associated with myotomy of the cricopharyngeal muscle or endoscopic treatment with diverticulostomy. Flexible endoscopy has gained considerable importance in recent times it is easy and does not require general anesthesia however it also has its limitations especially recurrences. Here we report a 38-year-old patient without notable pathological ATCD presenting Zenker diverticulum treated by diverticulopexy after failure of flexible endoscopy.