Search Results for "Types Of Diverticulum"
Original Source: Zenker's diverticulum: pro operation.
In case of Zenker's diverticulum, treatment is indicated as soon as the diagnosis is established. Therapy should aim at the elimination of dysphagia and the symptoms of food retention and should reliably prevent recurrence. Currently, three different therapeutic approaches are applied: the classical option is open transcervical myotomy and diverticulectomy/diverticulopexy and alternatively stapled diverticulostomy with a linear stapler or flexible endoscopic diverticulostomy is propagated. As compared to th...
Matching Channels
Matching News
Endoscopic treatment for Zenker's diverticulum is safe long-term
A new study reports that flexible endoscopic treatment of Zenker's diverticulum by using a diverticuloscope offers a treatment modality with a very low complication rate. Zenker's diverticulum is an a...
Some Types of Papillomavirus Might Prevent Cervical Cancer
Certain types of papillomavirus might actually prevent cervical cancer, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Manchester. There are more than 100 different types of human papi...
Study: Certain types of papilloma virus might prevent cervical cancer
There are over 100 different types of human papilloma virus (HPV). Cervical cancer is known to be caused by infection with approximately 14 so-called "high-risk" types of this virus.
Three Types on Innovation in Business; How Healthcare Fits into This Model
Clayton Christensen described three types of business innovations in a recent article in the NYT (see: A Capitalist’s Dilemma, Whoever Wins on Tuesday). Below is an excerpt from the article: Executi...
Why some types of multitasking are more dangerous
In a new study that has implications for distracted drivers, researchers found that people are better at juggling some types of multitasking than they are at others.
Discovery pinpoints cause of two types of leukemia
Patients with two forms of leukemia, who currently have no viable treatment options, may benefit from existing drugs developed for different types of cancer, according to a new study.
Rethinking The Mechanism Underlying The Well-Documented Efficacy Of Hepatitis A Vaccine
Viruses have historically been classified into one of two types - those with an outer lipid-containing envelope and those without an envelope. For the first time, researchers at the University of Nort...
Following Large-scale HPV Vaccination, Human Papillomavirus Types Do Not Replace Others
Vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) are now recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for both teenage boys and girls. The vaccine protects against the two most common type...
Matching PubMed Articles
Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum Diagnosed by Echocardiography.
Congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac malformation. The incidence of left ventricular diverticulum is reported to be 0.05% of all congenital heart malformations. This case series...
Sonographic differential diagnosis of thyroid nodule : Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum.
Esophagography is the standard diagnostic method for diverticulum of the pharyngoesophageal junction. Less known is detection of the diverticulum during thyroid gland ultrasonography. Thyroid nodules...
Recurrent pancreatitis due to an intraluminal duodenal diverticulum: report of a case.
We report the investigation and treatment of a 14-year-old girl in whom a detailed assessment of recurrent episodes of pancreatitis revealed a large intraluminal 'windsock'-like duodenal diverticulum....
Zenker's diverticulum: pro operation.
In case of Zenker's diverticulum, treatment is indicated as soon as the diagnosis is established. Therapy should aim at the elimination of dysphagia and the symptoms of food retention and should relia...
Incidental carcinoid tumor of the Meckel's diverticulum is an uncommon event. Herein, a case of a carcinoid tumor in Meckel's diverticulum that was incidentally found in a patient with acute appendici...
