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You will remain in the post-anesthesia care unit for a few hours to make sure you are doing well. For dinner that day, you will have only a clear liquid meal. By tomorrow morning, you can eat anything you want as tolerated. More details found here.

If you live far away, you will be admitted into the hospital given the distance. Otherwise, if you live locally, you will be discharged home the same day as surgery.

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The stapler is activated resulting in the simulaneous division and stapling of the mucosal edges. Now, whenever anything goes into the diverticulum, it doesn't get trapped and instead "falls" into the esophagus and down to your stomach like it normally should.

You will now be awakened and transported to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Only a minority of patients complain of a bad sore throat after the procedure. Most patients take narcotics for only a few days.

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Here, the blades of the stapler is placed across the common wall dividing the diverticulum from the esophagus. The stitches keep the common wall stable.