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Zenker's bezoar.

B A Tolliver·J A DiPalma
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Zenker's diverticulum has been associated with a variety of symptoms such as dysphagia, regurgitation, aspiration, halitosis, and occasionally cough. In this case, a large Zenker's diverticulum containing a bezoar caused a persistent, debilitating cough presumably due to compression of adjacent neck structures.

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B A Tolliver, J A DiPalma. 1995. Zenker's bezoar.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199507000-00011

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