Interdisciplinary Comparison of Endoscopic Laser-Assisted Diverticulotomy vs. Transcervical Myotomy as a Treatment for Zenker's Diverticulum.
Philipp NitschkeMax KemperPatricia KönigThomas ZahnertJürgen WeitzChristoph ReissfelderMarius DistlerPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)
Although short-term outcome and symptom relief are similar, TCM tends to have a higher complication rate but better long-term results. Preoperative reflux disease is an independent risk factor for postoperative complications.