Laser-assisted management of a symptomatic anterior pharyngeal diverticulum.

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Laser-assisted management of a symptomatic anterior pharyngeal diverticulum.

J Laryngol Otol. 2017 Aug 15;:1-3

Authors: Pujary K, Agarwal AC, Balakrishnan R, Bhandarkar A

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Dysphagia is a relatively common symptom following laryngectomy. An anterior pharyngeal diverticulum is a rare cause of post-laryngectomy dysphagia. However, it is often an incidental finding on rigid telescopic examination.
METHODS AND RESULTS: This article describes two patients with a symptomatic anterior pharyngeal diverticulum. They were treated by transoral micro-endoscopic potassium titanyl phosphate 532 nm laser assisted resection. Both patients could take feeds orally after the procedure without any difficulty. One patient died one and a half years after the procedure because of secondary lung cancer. The other patient died after three years as a result of regional recurrence. The patients were able to swallow during their survival period post treatment.
CONCLUSION: Laser-assisted micro-endoscopic resection is a relatively safe, quick and effective procedure for the management of anterior pharyngeal diverticulum.

PMID: 28807066 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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