The impact of prior endoscopic or surgical therapy on open Zenker's diverticulum surgery: analysis on a large single center cohort : Comparison of primary and revisional open surgery for Zenker's diverticulum.
Rebekka DimpelAlissa JellDaniel ReimMaximilian BerletMichael KranzfelderThomas VogelHelmut FriessHubertus FeussnerDirk WilhelmPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)
The present data indicate that endoscopic therapy might represent a risk factor for postoperative complications in case of relapse surgery. Therefore primary open surgery should be debated in patients with an increased high risk of relapse.