Pharyngoceles: A photo‐anatomic study and novel management

Abstract

Relatively few true pharyngoceles have been reported in the surgical literature. We offer the first detailed endoscopic anatomic description and formal evaluation of swallowing outcomes, as well as an anatomically-based endoscopic approach. These lesions may be amenable to endoscopic repair with minimal long-term morbidity.

Novel endoscopic treatment of pharyngocele: Endoscopic suture pharyngoplasty

“…Pharyngoceles are rare lesions. They are outpouchings of the lateral pharyngeal wall through the thyrohyoid membrane from weak areas . The pharynx has 2 weak areas on each side.…”

“…LPDs may occur more commonly than reported because they can be asymptomatic. Excision of pharyngocele by an external approach is still the mainstay of treatment for symptomatic cases . In this article, we report an endoscopic treatment of pharyngocele by suture pharyngoplasty.…”

Bilateral Massive Pharyngoceles

“…1 Dysphagia is described as the most common presenting complaint, followed by neck swelling and food regurgitation. 2 Therefore, the differential diagnosis can be vast, and misdiagnosis often can occur without proper imaging studies.…”

Imaging of Pharyngocele: An Occupational Overuse Syndrome

“…It usually occurs in the fifth to sixth decade of life. 3 True lateral pharyngoceles that penetrate through the thyrohyoid membrane are rare, with less than 60 cases reported in the literature over the last 133 years. Pharyngoceles are usually asymptomatic and symptomatic patients may present with regurgitation of food, dysphagia, halitosis, pain, and nocturnal coughing.…”