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Zenker Diverticulum Treatment

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Robotic Surgery

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Abstract

Zenker’s diverticulum (ZD), first observed by Ludlow in 1769 [1], became widely known after it was described by Zenker and von Ziemssen [2] in 1878. The anatomy of ZD was described in detail by Killian in 1908.

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  1. General Surgery Unit, “Sant’Agostino-Estense” New Hospital, Baggiovara (MO), Italy

    Micaela Piccoli

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Melotti, G., Piccoli, M., Smerieri, N., Mullineris, B., Colli, G. (2015). Zenker Diverticulum Treatment. In: Spinoglio, G. (eds) Robotic Surgery. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5714-2_3

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