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Endoscopic stapling of post-laryngectomy neopharyngeal anterior diverticulum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

F. R. D’Souza
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, U.K.
J. J. Phillipps
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, U.K.
D. Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, U.K.

Abstract

An anterior neopharyngeal diverticulum is a recognized cause of dysphagia following laryngectomy. It is easily treated by endoscopic stapling.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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