WFUMB Video of the Month March 2019
WFUMB Video of the Month February 2019
February 9, 2019
In Memoriam: Francis Weill (1933 – 2018)
April 12, 2019
Affiliation
Christoph F Dietrich, Medizinische Klinik 2, Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Germany.
Video caption
The esophagus can be examined in the cervical region left to the thyroid. During swallowing the moving air within the esophagus can be identified.
Take Home Message
The feasibility of using swallow contrast-enhanced ultrasound (swallow-CEUS) to examine the function of the upper esophagus and to diagnose Zenker diverticulum has been shown.
Featured reference
Cui XW, Ignee A, Baum U, Dietrich CF. Feasibility and Usefulness of Using Swallow Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound to Diagnose Zenker’s Diverticulum: Preliminary Results. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2015; 41(4): 975-81