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Its diagnosis and management remain to be elucidated. This article summarizes our experience in its diagnosis and open surgical management.\n Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n A retrospective review of LD cases treated at our tertiary medical institution was conducted between July 2018 and May 2023. The clinical and demographic data were retrieved from case notes.\n Results:<\/jats:bold>\n Three cases were included in this review. There were 2 male patients and 1 female patient. The average and median ages were 47.3 and 54\u2009years, respectively. Presenting symptoms included hoarseness, pharyngeal foreign body sensation, and neck mass. All 3 diverticula were on the left side, with the first 2 cases discovered accidentally on gastric endoscopic or cervical MRI examinations. After evaluating esophageal swallowing with barium sulfate or urografin contrast media, all the patients consented to undergo an open surgical procedure. During surgical exploration, the diverticula were found to be on the posterior part of the cervical esophagus, below CPM, and away from the recurrent laryngeal nerve, and only then, could the diagnosis of LD be established. Then, diverticulectomy and manual suturing of the esophagus was performed. Recovery of all 3 patients was uneventful. Nasogastric tube feeding lasted 7 to 12\u2009days until esophageal examinations demonstrated no leak, and then, oral liquid feeding resumed. The median duration of follow-up was 50\u2009months. No recurrence of symptoms or diverticulum was observed, and the swallowing function of all 3 patients was excellent.\n Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>\n An open surgical approach is not only important for the diagnosis of LD, but can also be utilized as a safe and effective treatment.\n <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/01455613231202245","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,27]],"date-time":"2023-09-27T02:57:45Z","timestamp":1695783465000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Diagnosis and Open Surgical Management of Laimer\u2019s Diverticulum: Case Series and Review of the Literature"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"105","author":[{"given":"Ting-Ting","family":"Guo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yan-Bo","family":"Dong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu-He","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1901-0340","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cheng","family":"Lu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7295-0652","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wan-Xin","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/2473974X19847670"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0022215100122133"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.vgie.2020.05.031"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s004050100336"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.otc.2013.08.011"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jamaoto.2021.3671"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jamaoto.2020.4091"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0003-4975(93)90906-X"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00405-020-06346-4"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00405-014-3267-0"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/SLE.0000000000000814"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0041-1730457"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_14_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/a-1337-2660"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_15_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/MEG.0000000000002318"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_16_2","article-title":"CO2-laser-assisted diverticulotomy remains an effective and safe method for treating Zenker diverticulum","volume":"97","author":"Merdad M","year":"2018","unstructured":"Merdad M, Bhatia N, Rebeiz EE. 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