"Globus sensation" is often described as the sensation of a lump in the throat associated with dry swallowing or the need for dry swallowing, which disappears completely during eating or drinking and for which no organic cause can be established. Due to the uncertain etiology of "globus sensation", it remains difficult to establish standard treatment strategies for affected patients. Lately mos...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study is to present a new approach for treatment of Zenker's diverticulum using the LigaSure (Covidien, Mansfield, MA) technique. STUDY DESIGN A consecutive study with follow-up of 15 patients with Zenker's diverticulum endoscopically treated using the LigaSure. METHODS All patients underwent an endoscopic division of the bridge between the esophagu...

Zenker's diverticulum is the most frequent symptomatic diverticulum of the esophagus, but the prevalence is <0.1%. The optimal treatment is surgery. Here, we present a nasomediastinal drainage approach to treatment of a mediastinal abscess, developing in the late postoperative period and attributable to leakage from the staple line.

A 47-year-old white male with a history of diabetes mellitis, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and 2 years of esophageal dysphagia presented with 5 days of vomiting. His dysphagia was worse with meats and breads, and had progressed to liquids. During hospitalization, the patient had hematemesis; upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed external compression with arterial pulsations at the ...

CONTEXT This paper analyze healthy musicians who play wind instruments. OBJECTIVE To identify possible diverticular formations on the laryngopharyngeal wall produced by pharyngeal overpressure during the use of these instruments. METHODS Through a videofluoroscopic method, 22 professional musicians had their pharynx analyzed in frontal face and profile, by swallowing 20 mL of barium sulfate...