Letters to the Editor Zenker’s Diverticulum and Psychosis in the Elderly
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Zenker’s diverticulum is a pouch protruding posteriorly above the upper esophageal sphincter (1). A small diverticulum may be asymptomatic, while a large one may produce dysphagia, food regurgitation, weight loss, and gastroesophageal reflux symptoms. Pneumonia has been reported as a complication in 12% of cases (2). I present the case of an elderly man whose recurrent complications of a Zenker’s diverticulum exacerbated a preexisting psychotic illness. I am not aware of any similar cases in the literature.
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