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- Title
Pharyngeal pouch: which technique?
- Authors
Veivers, D
- Abstract
Background:Pharyngeal pouches have been recognised as a cause of dysphagia for centuries and have been treated in a variety of ways over that time.Objective:This article aimed to analyse the results of surgery by a variety of techniques, as performed by one surgeon.Method:A retrospective analysis of a case series was conducted, analysing the variables of patient age, sex, type of surgery, length of hospital stay, leak, recurrence and other complications.Results:A total of 121 patients were treated by 135 operations. There were no leaks in the group treated by endoscopic stapling and this group also had a significantly shorter hospital stay. As for recurrence, the lowest rate appeared to be in the group treated by excision of the pouch.Conclusion:The techniques used by the author all still seem to have a role in the management of pharyngeal pouch, with the endoscopic stapling approach associated with a low rate of complications and short hospital stay.
- Subjects
ANALYSIS of variance; CHI-squared test; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL diverticula; FISHER exact test; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; PROBABILITY theory; STAPLERS (Surgery); SURGICAL complications; ELECTIVE surgery; DECISION making in clinical medicine; DISEASE relapse; TREATMENT effectiveness; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
- Publication
Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2015, Vol 129, Issue S3, pS30
- ISSN
0022-2151
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0022215115000419