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Dysphagia is
difficulty in swallowing.
Although classified under "symptoms and signs" in ICD-10, in some
contexts it is
classified as a
condition in its...
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Esophageal dysphagia is a form of
dysphagia where the
underlying cause arises from the body of the esophagus,
lower esophageal sphincter, or
cardia of...
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Dysphagia lusoria (or Bayford-Autenrieth
dysphagia) is an
abnormal condition characterized by
difficulty in
swallowing caused by an
aberrant right subclavian...
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Oropharyngeal dysphagia is the
inability to
empty material from the
oropharynx into the
esophagus as a
result of malfunction near the esophagus. Oropharyngeal...
- Paterson–Brown-Kelly
syndrome in the UK) is a rare
disease characterized by
dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), iron-deficiency anemia,
glossitis (inflammation...
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increases the risk of
dysphagia. The
prevalence of
dysphagia in
nursing homes is
approximately 50%, and 30% of the
elderly with
dysphagia develop aspiration...
- to have some
dysphagia post-operatively.
Symptoms of
dysphagia will
often resolve on
their own
within a few months.
Short term
dysphagia is controlled...
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Swallowing is
typically performed normally, so it is not a true case of
dysphagia, but it can
become quite irritating. It is common, with 22–45% of people...
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Odontoma dysphagia syndrome (Bader syndrome) is a rare
syndrome (<10
cases reported to date)
first described in 1967. The
cause is not
known but it is...
- from
dysfunction of the
coordinated movement of esophagus,
which causes dysphagia (i.e.
difficulty in swallowing,
regurgitation of food).
Primary motility...
