Ultrasonographic diagnosis of Zenker's diverticulum
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1004-4477.2014.12.013
- VernacularTitle:咽食管憩室的超声诊断价值
- Author:
Wenjia HU
;
Gang WU
;
Jianjun YUAN
;
Jiyun CHEN
;
Guosong ZHU
;
Yujie SHI
;
Sha KONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ultrasonography;
Zenker diverticulum
- From:
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography
2014;23(12):1054-1056
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the ultrasonic image characteristics of Zenker diverticulum(ZD).Methods The ultrasonographic features were summarized using the analysis confirmed by surgery pathology or X-ray imaging of the ZD in six eases.Results The diverticulum of Zenker located behind the thyroid gland in all the six cases,with five cases to the left and one to the right.The internal hyperechoic foci caused by air was found for all the six cases.The diverticulum wall appeared to be semicircular,narrow-band and acoustic halo low echo with an average thinckness of 0.53 mm.The Doppler sonogram of the six diverticulums showed no vascular signal.Conclusions The ZD had several unique characterisitics for identification by ultrasonic diagnosis,which included hyperechoic foci caused by air,internal changes of echo after drinking water and the special layered structure of the five-layer ZD wall.
