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Patients (\u2265\u200a18 years) with Zenker\u2019s diverticulum who had dysphagia and\/or regurgitation and underwent endoscopic myotomy were included. Outcomes assessed included technical success, clinical success, and adverse events.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2002161 patients were included. Traditional endoscopic septotomy was performed most frequently (137\/161, 85.1\u200a%) followed by submucosal dissection of the septum and myotomy (24\/161, 14.9\u200a%). The hook knife (43\/161, 26.7\u200a%) and needle-knife (33\/161, 20.5\u200a%) were used most frequently. Overall, technical and clinical success rates were 98.1\u200a% (158\/161) and 78.1\u200a% (96\/123), respectively. Adverse events were noted in 13 patients (8.1\u200a%). There was no significant difference in technical and clinical success between traditional septotomy and submucosal dissection groups (97.1\u200a% vs. 95.8\u200a%, P\u200a=\u200a0.56 and 75.2\u200a% vs. 90.9\u200a%, P \u200a=\u200a0.16, respectively). Clinical success was higher with the hook knife (96.7\u200a%) compared with the needle-knife (76.6\u200a%) and insulated tip knife (47.1\u200a%). Outcomes were similar between centers performing &gt;\u200a20, 11\u200a\u2013\u200a20, and \u2264\u200a10 procedures.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusions\u2002Flexible endoscopic myotomy is an effective therapy for Zenker\u2019s diverticulum, with a low rate of adverse events. 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