الاثنين، 7 فبراير 2011

Some Causes of Esophageal Dysphagia


Motility disorder
  • Achalasia
  • Diffuse esophageal spasm
  • Systemic sclerosis
  • Eosinophilic esophagitis

Mechanical obstruction
  • Peptic stricture
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Lower esophageal rings
  • Extrinsic compression (eg, from enlarged L atrium, aortic aneurysm, aberrant subclavian artery [termed dysphagia lusoria], substernal thyroid, cervical bony exostosis, and thoracic tumor)
  • Caustic ingestion

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