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  • Pharyngeal pouch: which technique?

  • D Veivers
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 129 / Issue S3 / July 2015
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    25 February 2015, pp. S30-S34
    Print publication:
    July 2015
  • Background:

    Pharyngeal pouches have been recognised as a cause of dysphagia for centuries and have been treated in a variety of ways over that time.

    Objective:

    This article aimed to analyse the results of surgery by a variety of techniques, as performed by one surgeon.

    Method:

    A retrospective analysis of a case series was conducted, analysing the variables of patient age, sex, type of surgery, length of hospital stay, leak, recurrence and other complications.

    Results:

    A total of 121 patients were treated by 135 operations. There were no leaks in the group treated by endoscopic stapling and this group also had a significantly shorter hospital stay. As for recurrence, the lowest rate appeared to be in the group treated by excision of the pouch.

    Conclusion:

    The techniques used by the author all still seem to have a role in the management of pharyngeal pouch, with the endoscopic stapling approach associated with a low rate of complications and short hospital stay.