Abstract
Total laryngectomy remains the procedure of choice for definitive treatment of life-threatening aspirations. A Zenker’s diverticulum is located above the upper esophageal sphincter at Killian’s triangle (between cricophargyngeal sphincter and inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle).
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Alyono, J., Rameau, A., Sung, C.K. (2014). Dysphagia. In: Lin, F., Patel, Z. (eds) ENT Board Prep. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8354-0_29
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