HOW I DO IT - ZENKERS STAPLER DIVERTICULECTOMY

Zenker's diverticulum is an outpouching of the hypopharyngeal mucosa t hrough Killian's area, a dehiscent or weak area between the cricophary ngeus muscle and the inferior constrictor muscle. Although this entity was described more than a century ago,(1) these pulsion diverticuli c ontinue to challenge surgeons to this day. The authors would like to r eintroduce a method of resection that has proved useful in our practic e.