gastrointestinal disorders
Esophageal Diverticula
Symptoms and Signs of Esophageal Diverticula
A Zenker diverticulum fills with food that might be regurgitated when the patient bends or lies down. Aspiration pneumonitis may result if regurgitation is nocturnal. Rarely, the pouch becomes large, causing dysphagia and sometimes a palpable neck mass. Traction and epiphrenic diverticula are rarely symptomatic, although their underlying cause may be. 