The surgical treatment of pharyngeal pouch. | [Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute • 2004]

Author(s):

1. Niamatullah: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan

2. Abdur-Rashid: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan

Abstract:

To determine the anatomical results and complications associated with the surgical treatment of the pharyngeal pouch. This study was conducted in ENT department of postgraduate Medical Institute Lady Ready Hospital from the period of 1997 to 2001.All Ten patients were suffering from dysphagia and the diagnosis was confirmed by barium studies. Most of the patients were above the age of 55 years not associated with any comorbidities. All patients were subjected to open exploration with removal of the pouch and crico pharyngeal myotomy. All patients treated by external approach were asymptomatic as compared to inversion and suspension procedure. 2% patients developed complications associated with this procedures. The postoperative radiological appearance of all these patients showed no evidence of any residual pouch. The study shows that excision of the pharyngeal pouch with crico pharyngeal myotomy treats the patients symptoms effectively and is associated with low recurrence rate.

Page(s): 88-92

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Published: Journal: Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Year: 2004

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