caa a22 4500 388083182 CHVBK 20180307125223.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199903 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100143658 doi S0022215100143658 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100143658 Comparison of the endoscopic stapling technique with more established procedures for pharyngeal pouches: results and patient satisfaction survey [Elektronische Daten] Pharyngeal pouch surgery by the external approach has been shown to be effective but has a relatively high complication rate. We compared the outcome of 17 patients who had cricopharyngeal myotomy alone or combined with excision/inversion/suspension, simple pouch excision and Dohlman's procedure with 17 patients who had the relatively new Endo GIA-30 endoscopic stapling technique. Results were obtained retrospectively by postal questionnaire and medical records. We conclude that endoscopic stapling shortens the return to normal diet and in-patient stay. These patients also experience better swallowing and are generally more satisfied with the procedure. We have accepted endoscopic stapling as the method of choice for the treatment of pharyngeal pouches. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999 Pharynx nationallicence Diverticulum nationallicence Surgery nationallicence endoscopic nationallicence Treatment outcome nationallicence Van Eeden S. Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK. Lloyd R. V. Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK. Tranter R. M. Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/3(1999-03), 237-240 0022-2151 113:3<237 1999 113 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100143658 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100143658 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Van Eeden S. Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lloyd R. V. Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tranter R. M. Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/3(1999-03), 237-240 0022-2151 113:3<237 1999 113 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge