This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Esophagus, Subject name: Surgery
Successful treatment of a Zenker diveiculum involves? 
Select and explain. 
A. Diveiculopexy, B. Resection of the diveiculum, C. Either diveiculopexy or resection with cricopharyngeal myotomy, D. Observation
C: Either diveiculopexy or resection with cricopharyngeal myotomy
Answer: C: Either diveiculopexy or resection with cricopharyngeal myotomy 
Explanation: Treatment of Choice -Cricopharyngeal Myotomy + Diveiculoplexy (most common among elderly, diabetics for which Diveiculoplexy is a safer procedure) Other alternative procedures: - -Diveiculectomy (for larger diveicula's > 4cm) - Diveiculo-esophagostomy (aka Dohlman procedure) -performed endoscopically.