Table 1: Comparison of primary repair vs. revision repair of Zenker's diverticulum.

 

Primary Repair

Revision

P value

Total number of cases

53

18

0.50

Mean Age (years)

69.34

70.89

0.65

Male, n (%)

27 (51%)

7 (39%)

0.41

Zenker’s Length (cm)

2.67

3.66

0.03

Zenker’s width (cm)

1.95

2.64

0.02

Open Repair, n

43

13

0.50

Endoscopic Repair, n

10

5

0.05

Mean BMI

27.9

25.7

0.98

Length of Stay (days)

1.91

2.5

0.43

Hypertension, n (%)

23 (43%)

5 (28%)

0.051

Diabetes mellitus

5 (9.4%)

4 (22%)

0.22

Hyperlipidemia

4 (7.5%)

0

0.34

Coronary Artery Disease

13 (25%)

7 (39%)

0.37

Complications

7 (13%)

4 (22%)

0.44

Recurrence

0

1 (5.6%)

0.25