Dysphagia: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Dysphagia

Esophagitis

This rare disorder should be considered in patients presenting with sudden-onset retrosternal pain in addition to dysphagia and odynophagia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

How does eosinophilic esophagitis cause dysphagia? [idahogastro.com]

Symptoms The most common eosinophilic esophagitis symptoms are dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) mostly with solid food. [memorialhermann.org]

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Outcomes selected were recurrent or persistent postoperative dysphagia and an abnormal 24-hour pH test result. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, are related high levels of post-operative dysphagia in these patients (35). [doi.org]

The outcomes dysphagia and inability to belch had statistical significant difference (P = 0.00001) in favor of partial fundoplication. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Plummer-Vinson Syndrome

Post-cricoid web is an uncommon cause for dysphagia and is most frequently reported in middle-aged women. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] the theory that iron deficiency can cause dysphagia and upper esophageal strictures. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dysphagia can sometimes resolve with iron supplementation alone if not particularly severe, but obstructive dysphagia resulting from more advanced webs is better managed with [symptoma.com]

Lower Esophageal Ring

One patient had recurrence of dysphagia that occurred 6 months after initial electrocautery incision. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lower esophageal ring may be managed satisfactorily through oral dilation, resulting in relief of dysphagia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Between 1970 and 1978, we saw 24 patients with lower esophageal rings and complaints of episodic aphagia or progressive dysphagia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Esophageal Stenosis

All patients underwent dilatation for relief of their dysphagia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The further clinical course was uneventful with no more episodes of dysphagia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She underwent four endoscopic balloon dilatations that then allowed her to swallow solid food with intermittent mild dysphagia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Esophageal Obstruction

All patients had an improvement in dysphagia of at least two dysphagia grades. The mean dysphagia grade fell from 3.15 to 0.62. Mean survival was 2.2 months. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] two grades of dysphagia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

As a group, the mean dysphagia grade improved significantly after stent placement (4.8 +/- 0.9 vs 3.4 +/- 1.6, p < 0.0005). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Neoplasm of the Esophagus

Palliative radiation is effective in relieving dysphagia in patients who cannot be cured. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Symptom of dysphagia is usually not felt until the tumour is advanced. [surgwiki.com]

It is usually asymptomatic until an advanced disease stage with common presenting symptoms being dysphagia (at first with solids then progressing to fluids) and weight loss [orpha.net]

Peritonsillar Abscess

Children with PTA often present with sore throat, dysphagia, peritonsillar bulge, uvular deviation, trismus, and a muffled voice. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

All cases were male, and presented with acute onset of sore throat and dysphagia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms and findings generally include fever, sore throat, dysphagia, trismus, and a "hot potato" voice. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Globus Pharyngeus

(C1955519) Concepts Disease or Syndrome ( T047 ) ICD10 R13.19 English cervical dysphagia, cervical dysphagia (diagnosis), Cervical dysphagia [fpnotebook.com]

(C1955519) Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047) ICD10 R13.19 English cervical dysphagia, cervical dysphagia (diagnosis), Cervical dysphagia [fpnotebook.com]

Symptoms Sensation of lump in throat (Cervical Dysphagia) Intermittent fear of Choking with Dyspnea III. Associated conditions IV. [fpnotebook.com]

Pseudobulbar Palsy

Dysphagia ICD 10 R13 ICD 9 438.82, 787.2 … Wikipedia [translate.academic.ru]

Palsy ◦ Dysphagia- Definition ◦ Anatomy of Pharynx ◦ Swallowing Process ◦ Types of dysphagia ◦ Causes of dysphagia ◦ Clinical assessment of dysphagia ◦ Treatment of Dysphagia [slideshare.net]

It also results in dysarthria and dysphagia, but with a decreased gag reflex and absence of emotional lability. [radiopaedia.org]

Cervical Spondylosis

There was a higher incidence of dysphagia in the plate and cage group on the day after surgery and at two months post-operatively. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The incidence of postoperative dysphagia was lower in the group A than group B. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] the following outcomes: functionality, neurological success, neck pain, arm pain, quality of life, surgery for adjacent level degeneration (ALD), reoperation and dysphonia/dysphagia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Foreign Body in the Esophagus

The better patient comfort with FE was also reflected in a significantly lower rate of dysphagia (15%) compared to RE (48%; p < 0.0001). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CASE REPORT: The patient was an 80-year-old man with a history of dysphagia and swallowed dentures. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Case Report A 29-year-old female presented with progressive dysphagia since 2 months. [mjdrdypu.org]

Esophageal Ulcer

Esophageal involvement of multiple myeloma should be kept in mind in patients presenting with dysphagia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Right: 83 year-old man with dysphagia but no odynophagia, pyrosis or dyspepsia. [endoatlas.com]

Odynophagia, retrosternal chest pain and dysphagia were the usual presenting symptoms. The typical endoscopic finding was that of discrete ulcers in the mid-esophagus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Esophageal Crohn Disease

Typical presentation of symptomatic esophageal Crohn's disease may include dysphagia, odynophagia, weight loss, and chest discomfort. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Case presentation A 67-year-old Caucasian woman presented with new dysphagia and had findings of esophageal Crohn’s disease on endoscopy. [jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com]

Endoscopic view of a furrowed esophagus in an 11-year-old atopic child who presented with dysphagia. [naspghan.org]

Esophageal Carcinoma

After esophagus stenting, dysphagia was immediately alleviated. The dysphagia score decreased from 3.4 ± 0.1 to 0.7 ± 0.1 (P [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Primary outcomes were mean change in dysphagia score, overall survival, and quality of life. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The dysphagia dissolved as the esophageal tumor shrunk. The patient has been doing well for 17 months after the start of 3D-CRT. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Esophageal Candidiasis

Nine upper GI symptoms (epigastric pain, heartburn, acid regurgitation, hunger cramps, nausea, early satiety, belching, dysphagia, and odynophagia) were evaluated using a [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dysphagia, unexplained anaemia, loss of appetite and dyspepsia may require EGD to make a confirmative diagnosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She initially had dysphagia only for solid foods, but it has now progressed to liquids as well. [shmabstracts.com]

Esophageal Achalasia

EA must be considered in any DS patient presenting with dysphagia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Consequently, a myotomy is more difficult, a mucosal perforation occurs more frequently, and the relief of dysphagia is less predictable. [web.archive.org]

RESULTS: The operating time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative hospital stay, and improvement of dysphagia were no significant differences between these groups. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Radiation Esophagitis

Most commonly reported complaints are nausea, odynophagia, dysphagia, and anorexia that can promote significant weight loss. [symptoma.com]

Moderate dysphagia was still present, allowing nearly normal oral feeding.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients typically present with nonspecific symptoms such as dysphagia and odynophagia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chemical Esophagitis

How does eosinophilic esophagitis cause dysphagia? [idahogastro.com]

[…] case of radiation esophagitis, there will be Mucosal atrophy, submucosal fibrosis and Vascular intimal thickening Clinical Features and signs (infectious esophagitis) 1. dysphagia [medicotips.com]

Dysphagia. [serial on the Internet. (2009 December), [cited March 31, 2011]; 24(4): 403–411. Available from: PubMed.] [physio-pedia.com]

Traction Diverticulum of the Esophagus

After 1 week of admission, he developed dysphagia for solids at the lower thoracic level. [thoracicmedicine.org]

Esophagram for Patient 2, 75-year-old woman with regurgitation, dysphagia, pain, and odynophagia. Figure 2. [jaoa.org]

Is the dysphagia intermittent or progressive? [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

Zenker Diverticulum

A dysphagia score system from 0 (no dysphagia) to 4 (severe dysphagia) was used. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Both groups demonstrated a significant decrease in preoperative versus postoperative dysphagia and regurgitation symptoms scores, respectively, CO2 laser dysphagia scores [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Laser dysphagia and regurgitation scores showed greater improvement when compared to stapler scores (P < .001). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Both the time to development of dysphagia and that from dysphagia to death are shorter in PSP than in Parkinson disease (PD) [ 5 ]. [doi.org]

The dysphagia presented earlier in PSP and MSA groups as compared to PD groups. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dysphagia occurs much early in PSP whereas in PD it is usually seen in advanced cases and is delayed. [symptoma.com]

Mediastinopericarditis

The patient presented with orthopnea and dysphagia. [pancreas.imedpub.com]

Lesions in the posterior mediastinum may encroach on the esophagus, causing dysphagia or odynophagia. [merckmanuals.com]

Symptoms of cough, dyspnoea, hoarseness of voice, and dysphagia can be presentative feature of SVC syndrome and local invasion of the tumour. [omicsonline.org]

Disorder of the Hypopharynx

But first, what is difficulty with swallowing, or DYSPHAGIA? [entandallergy.com]

Psychogenic Dysphagia Psychogenic causes of dysphagia are rare, but real; however, like reflux-related dysphagia, it is important to rule out physiologic causes prior to focusing [nature.com]

Google Scholar Vinson PP: Hysterical dysphagia. Minnesota Med. 1922, 5: 107-108. Google Scholar Paterson DR: A clinical type of dysphagia. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

Retropharyngeal Abscess

Abstract Retropharyngeal tubercular abscess is an uncommon cause of neck pain and dysphagia in the developed world. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Clinical manifestations can be variable but the most common features are fever, neck pain, neck lymphoadenopathy, neck mass, torticollis, neck stiffness, drooling, dysphagia [moh-it.pure.elsevier.com]

CONCLUSION: Retropharyngeal abscess should be suspected in a pregnant patient who presents with sore throat, dyspnea, and dysphagia, especially when preceded by dental treatment [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Polymyositis

In her history, she had upper and lower limbs weakness accompanied by dysphagia which was further complicated by right bronchial aspiration 9 months ago. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dysphagia and myositis Dysphagia is difficulty swallowing and it can be a complication of myositis. [belmarrahealth.com]

[…] disorder characterised by inflammatory myopathy of the skeletal muscles predominantly affecting the proximal muscles and associated with extra-muscular manifestations like dysphagia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

Cricopharyngeal myotomy relieves the patient of dysphagia in the majority of cases. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Complications of OPMD include ptosis and progressive dysphagia leading to eventual malnutrition and aspiration. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Malnutrition and starvation, due to profound dysphagia, are other documented complications. [symptoma.com]

Parapharyngeal Abscess

Erythema, odynophagia, and dysphagia often accompany such infections. Trismus is most commonly associated with anterior compartment abscesses. [abcradiology.blogspot.com]

May differ between adults and children Most common: Sore throat Neck pain/stiffness Odynophagia Dysphagia Fever Additional presenting symptoms: Stridor, dyspnea Muffled voic [5minuteconsult.com]

Symptoms in adults: sore throat, fever, dysphagia, neck pain, and dyspneoa. [patient.info]

Nutcracker Esophagus

Since the disorder is frequently heralded by alarming symptoms such as chest pain and dysphagia, diagnosis should be made as soon as possible. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report a patient who presented with dysphagia and, on initial investigation, was found to have classical nutcracker esophagus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] food dysphagia. [symptoma.com]

Esophageal Spasms

Of the patients with DES, 159 (73.3%) had dysphagia or chest pain as a reported symptom. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Diffuse esophageal spasm typically causes substernal chest pain with nonprogressive dysphagia and odynophagia for both liquids and solids. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patient made a good postoperative recovery and has since been eating normally without any further dysphagia or chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]