All of the following statements about Zenker’s diveiculum are true, except
Correct Answer: Out pouching of the anterior pharyngeal wall, occur just above the cricopharyngeus muscle
Description: Zenkers diveiculum is an acquired, false, pulsion diveiculum that affects patients older than 50 years. It is an outpouching in the posterior pharyngeal wall immediately above upper esophageal sphincter. Ref: Schwaz's Principles of Surgery, 9th Edition, Chapter 25; Cardiothoracic Surgery In The Elderly By Mark R. Katlic, Page 564
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