No. | Author, year [reference] | Sex | Age (yr) | Time elapsed after surgery | Clinical manifestations | Location of cervical intervention and diverticulum | Procedure | Outcome |
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1 | Goffart et al., 1991 [3] | M | 44 | 11 mo | Dysphagia and regurgitation | C6-C7 Hypopharyngeal | Open repair with cricopharyngeal myotomy | Recovered |
2 | Salam et al., 1994 [4] | F | 36 | 2 yr | Dysphagia | Not specified Posterior pharyngeal | Endoscopic repair | Recovered |
3 | Sood et al., 1998 [5] | M | 45 | 13 yr | Odynophagia and dysphagia | C5-C7 Posterior pharyngeal | Open repair and cricopharyngeal myotomy | Recovered |
4 | Ba et al., 2006 [6] | F | 28 | NS | Odynophagia, dysphagia, and regurgitation | C5-C6 Posterior pharyngeal | Open repair of the pharyngeal diverticulum with myotomy Complicated with postoperative neck abscess | Recovered |
5 | Ba et al., 2006 [6] | M | 63 | 6 mo | Dysphagia, globus sensation, and regurgitation | NS Posterior esophageal | Open repair and cricopharyngeal myotomy | Recovered |
6 | Summers et al., 2007 [7] | F | 43 | 2 yr | Odynophagia, fever, weight loss, and neck pain | C4-C7 Pharyngoesophageal | Complicated with retropharyngeal abscess, perforation, and mediastinitis | Death |
7 | Joanes et al., 2008 [8] | M | 31 | 3 yr | Mild dysphagia | C5-C7 Pharyngoesophageal | Open repair, removal of plate and screws, and esophageal reconstruction | Recovered |
8 | Reboll Ferrer et al., 2008 [13] | M | 35 | 2 yr | Progressive dysphagia, globus sensation, and regurgitation | C5-C7 Pharyngoesophageal | Open repair with diverticulectomy by left lateral cervicotomy | Recovered |
9 | Solerio et al., 2008 [15] | M | 41 | 7 yr | Fever, dysphagia, and fistulous orifice | C4-C6 | Open repair with sternocleidomastoid muscle flap interposed between the pharyngoesophageal junction and the cervical spine | Recovered |
10 | Alexander et al., 2008 [14] | F | 50 | 6 yr | Dysphagia, regurgitation, halitosis | C5-C7 Hypopharyngeal | Open repair, removal of the hardware, followed of endoscopic staple diverticulotomy | Recovered |
11 | Allis et al., 2010 [2] | F | 56 | 1 yr | Regurgitation and choking spells | C5-C6 Hypopharyngeal | Open repair, removal of hardware, resection of the diverticulum, pharyngeal repair, and cricopharyngeal myotomy | Recovered |
12 | Allis et al., 2010 [2] | F | 59 | 2 yr | Progressive dysphagia and regurgitation | C4-C6 Hypopharyngeal | Open repair, diverticulectomy with cricopharyngeal myotomy | Recovered |
13 | Allis et al., 2010 [2] | F | 50 | 1 yr | Left neck abscess | C5-C7 Hypopharyngeal with neck abscess and pharyngocutaneous fistula | Abscess drainage with conservative management of the diverticulum because size was less than 1 cm Surveillance | Recovered |
14 | Tian et al., 2011 [9] | M | 31 | 7 yr | Dysphagia, odynophagia, fever, and weight loss | C4-C5 Pharyngoesophageal | Open repair, removal of plate and screws, and esophageal reconstruction | Recovered |
15 | Anandaswamy et al., 2012 [1] | M | 59 | 2 yr | Dysphagia, tingling, and weakness in both the upper limbs | C5-C6 | Posterior pharyngoesophageal perforation with extrusion of the plate and screw Open repair with removal of cervical implants | Recovered |
16 | Almre et al., 2014 [10] | M | 53 | 18 yr | Progressive dysphagia | C6-C7 Pharyngoesophageal | Open repair, removal of plate and screws, and cricopharyngeal myotomy | Recovered |
17 | Sadrizadeh et al., 2015 [11] | F | 46 | 7 yr | Dysphagia, halitosis, and chest pain | Not specified Posterior esophageal pseudodiverticulum | Open excision of diverticulum without esophageal repair because of severe fibrosis | Recovered |
18 | Sadrizadeh et al., 2015 [11] | M | 24 | 2.5 yr | Odynophagia and dysphagia | C5-C6 Posterior pharyngeal pseudodiverticulum | Open repair and cricopharyngeal myotomy | Recovered |
19 | Park et al., 2016 [12] | F | 54 | 3 yr | Dysphagia and sense of irritation in the neck | C5-C7 Posterior pharyngeal | Open repair with cricopharyngeal myotomy | Recovered |
20 | Our patient | F | 48 | 4 yr | Dysphagia, halitosis, fever, and immune complex disease | C4-C6 Pharyngoesophageal | Diverticulum fistulization with secondary C6 infectious spondylitis Cricopharyngeal myotomy and open esophageal repair + 4 mo amoxicillin | Recovered |