caa a22 4500 388083158 CHVBK 20180307125223.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199903 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100143646 doi S0022215100143646 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100143646 Pharyngeal pouch endoscopic stapling - are post-operative barium swallow radiographs of any value? [Elektronische Daten] Posterior pharyngeal pouch endoscopic stapling has gained increasing popularity among otolaryngologists especially in elderly patients. Post-operative barium swallow appearances can create confusion with the appearance of persistent pouches. We describe our experience in 10 patients, three of whom had external excision with cricopharyngeal myotomy and the remaining seven had endoscopic stapling approach. All three patients who had external excision showed no residual pouch whereas all seven patients who had endoscopic techniques performed showed some residual pouch. We were unsuccessful in our attempt to correlate post-operative symptoms with radiological appearance. Attempts by other radiologists at identifying pre- and post-operative barium swallow radiographs in patients who had endoscopic stapling of pharyngeal pouch were unsuccessful. We conclude that post-operative barium swallow radiography plays no role in determining the success of endoscopic stapling of pharyngeal pouch. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999 Zenker's diverticulum nationallicence Surgery, endoscopic nationallicence Surgery, stapling nationallicence Ong Chun C. Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, UK. Elton Paul G. Departments of Radiology, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, UK. Mitchell David Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, UK. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/3(1999-03), 233-236 0022-2151 113:3<233 1999 113 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100143646 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100143646 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ong Chun C. Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Elton Paul G. Departments of Radiology, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mitchell David Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, UK NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/3(1999-03), 233-236 0022-2151 113:3<233 1999 113 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge