Man  38yo with
shore throat, suspected GERD but  esophago-gastric endoscopy is
gastritis.
Ultrasound of the
neck at left lobe thyroid detected a cyst # 1.5 cm in diameter 
(US 1, US 2 )
and compression maneuver over this cyst made it smaller.
US 2:  longitudinal
scanning of left lobe this cyst had air inside.
US 3:  CDI with Doppler
artifact reverberation (US 4).
Sonologist report
is esophageal diverticulum.
X-Rays of swallow
barium showed normal esophagus.
MSCT at cervical area
with iodine contrast swallow showed air in this cyst  and
contrast filling inside.
Radiologist report is Zenker‘s
diverticulum of esophagus.
http://www.journalmc.org/index.php/JMC/article/view/784/392
REFERENCE: Case report  of Journal of Medical Cases.












 
 
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