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Zenker's Diverticulum |
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Zenker's diverticula are posterior outpouchings of mucosa and submucosa through the cricopharyngeal muscle. The diverticulum is on the left of this image, next to the triangular opening of the trachea formed by the vocal cords.
Image provided by David M. Martin, MD