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Zenker diverticulum

Zenker diverticulum

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Zenker diverticulum = an outpouching of the esophagus.

Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this

27 year experience in Psychiatry

Is a type of:

Gastrointestinal disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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