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- P S Borgström, M Birch-Iensen, and O Ekberg.
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.
- Br J Radiol. 1988 Oct 1;61(730):909-13.
AbstractThe indication for and results of radiological examination of the pharynx in 195 young adults (83 men, 112 women; age 13-40 years) were analysed retrospectively. A total of 99 patients were examined because of a suspected foreign body. In only seven was a foreign body revealed; two patients had mucosal tears. Five other emergency examinations were normal. Eighty-seven patients were examined because of long-standing upper oesophageal dysphagia. One had a diverticulum in the pharyngooesophageal segment and another had oesophageal achalasia. Nineteen other patients had pharyngeal dysfunction. Eighteen patients were examined because of retrosternal pain on swallowing. One had a pedunculated pharyngeal cyst while two had pharyngeal dysfunction. The other examinations were normal. Our results show that a careful radiological examination of the pharyngeal function is of value in young adults with swallowing complaints. Even in acute dysphagia a foreign body is seldom revealed. In patients who had undergone cineradiography, 21 of 90 (23%) had some form of pharyngeal dysfunction which could account for the patients' symptoms.
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