TY - JOUR
T1 - A Rare Case of Bilobed Zenker’s Diverticulum and Concurrent Thyroid Mass
T2 - A Report and Literature Review
AU - Dalby, Claire
AU - Lentovich, Chandler
AU - Huguet, Tyler
AU - Ganam, Samer
AU - Sujka, Joseph
AU - DuCoin, Christopher
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Bilobed Zenker’s diverticulum is rare, with only 6 reported cases. Our patient was a 55-year-old male with bilobed Zenker’s diverticulum, surgically managed with open diverticulectomy with cricopharyngotomy. A thyroid mass found intraoperatively was removed via lobectomy. To our knowledge this is the first case of bilobed Zenker’s diverticulum with simultaneous thyroid mass. Ours is also the first to present successful treatment of this disorder with open diverticulectomy with cricopharyngotomy. A thyroid mass may be masked by a diverticulum, as in our case. It is necessary to weigh risks and benefits when deciding how to surgically treat bilobed Zenker’s diverticulum.
AB - Bilobed Zenker’s diverticulum is rare, with only 6 reported cases. Our patient was a 55-year-old male with bilobed Zenker’s diverticulum, surgically managed with open diverticulectomy with cricopharyngotomy. A thyroid mass found intraoperatively was removed via lobectomy. To our knowledge this is the first case of bilobed Zenker’s diverticulum with simultaneous thyroid mass. Ours is also the first to present successful treatment of this disorder with open diverticulectomy with cricopharyngotomy. A thyroid mass may be masked by a diverticulum, as in our case. It is necessary to weigh risks and benefits when deciding how to surgically treat bilobed Zenker’s diverticulum.
KW - Zenker’s diverticulum
KW - bilobed Zenker’s diverticulum
KW - open diverticulectomy
KW - rare Zenker’s diverticula
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85210584442&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/26345161241267981
DO - 10.1177/26345161241267981
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AN - SCOPUS:85210584442
SN - 2634-5161
VL - 4
SP - 512
EP - 515
JO - Foregut
JF - Foregut
IS - 4
ER -