Clin Endosc.  2025 Mar;58(2):253-255. 10.5946/ce.2025.038.

Endoscopic management of hypopharyngeal diverticulum: septotomy versus Zenker’s diverticulum per-oral endoscopic myotomy?

• Bhat P
• Burgess NG

• KMID: 2566143
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2025.038

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