Endoscopic Treatment for Zenker's Diverticulum

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Zenker Diverticulum

Treatments: Procedure: Endoscopic septotomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03948438

ICH Zenker

Details and patient eligibility

About

Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) is a rare benign condition, due to an acquired sac-like outpouching of the mucosa and submucosa layers originating from the pharyngoesophageal junction. Endoscopic techniques like flexible endoscopic septum division (FESD) or per-oral endoscopic septotomy (POES), represent a minimally invasive alternative to surgery or to rigid endoscopic procedure to treat ZD. The goal of the research will be to evaluate the safety of the procedures and to measure Zenker-symptom severity in all patients treated by endoscopic procedures.

Enrollment: 400 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with symptomatic ZD treated by endoscopic procedures

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy and breastfeeding