Novel endoscopic treatment of pharyngocele: Endoscopic suture pharyngoplasty
HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK, vol.36, no.8, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 36 Issue: 8
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.1002/hed.23531
- Journal Name: HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background. Pharyngocele or a lateral pharyngeal diverticulum (LPD) are rare lesions, which are bulgings of the pharyngeal mucosal surface through one of the weak areas of the pharynx.