The British journal of radiology
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The 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. ⋯ 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.