Does esophageal diverticulum need treatment?

Esophageal diverticulum generally needs treatment, can be treated by general treatment, drug therapy and surgical treatment, details are as follows:

1, general treatment

for patients with mild symptoms, should drink more water, can be changed by body position, neck activities and other ways to promote diverticulum emptying, so as to alleviate discomfort symptoms.

2, drug treatment

If food reflux caused infection, should be timely prescribed anti-infective drugs for treatment, commonly used drugs include penicillin, clindamycin and cefuroxime.

3, surgical treatment for

patients with poor conservative treatment, surgery can be considered, common surgical methods include cricopharyngotomy, diverticulectomy, esophageal myotomy, etc.