Laimer's diverticulum
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A pulsion diverticulum located below the cricopharyngeal muscle. It is much rarer than Zenker's diverticulum.
Bibliography
- K. Kumoi, N. Ohtsuki, Y. Teramoto:
Pharyngo-esophageal diverticulum arising from Laimer's triangle.
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology, May 2001, 258 (4): 184-187.
"We report a case of a 54-year-old woman with a 3-year history of pharyngeal discomfort that was diagnosed as Laimer's diverticulum. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the third such reported case."
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