in the condition shown above what is the most complication ?
image shown is zenkers diveiculum m/c complication is ASPIRATION > LUNG ABSCESS Symptoms of Zenker&;s Diveiculum * Sensation of food sticking in the throat * Coughing after eating * Dysphagia * Regurgitation of undigested food hours after eating * Special maneuvers needed to dislodge food * Halitosis, due to trapping of paially digested food * Aspiration of food paicles * Unexplained weight loss * Borborygmi (gurgling noises) in the neck Common Treatments * Surgery is a common treatment * Diveiculopexy--surgical obliteration or fixation of a diveiculum * Staple diveiculostomy * Excision combined with cricopharyngeal myotomy--treatment involves relieving the source of resistance by cutting the upper esophageal sphincter (cricopharyngeal myotomy) and removing the diveiculum (diveiculectomy) * Many patients learn to empty the diveiculum by applying gentle manual pressure to the side of the neck * Others adjust their dietary intake to exclude foods such as peas or corn kernels that easily lodge in the diveiculum ref : bailey and love 27th ed
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