Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench
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Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench · Jan 2013
Case ReportsA 63 years old woman with progressive mechanical dysphagia and weight loss: a case presentation.
When considering a patient with dysphagia, an attempt should be made to determine whether the patient has difficulty only with solid boluses (suggestive of mechanical dysphagia) or with liquids and solids (suggestive of a motility dysphagia). Lesions such as an oesophageal tumor and external pressure effect from a lung tumor or aberrant vessel can lead to mechanical dysphagia. ⋯ There were no respiratory symptoms. Diagnosis was made by a computerized tomography scan of the thorax, bronchoscopy and bronchial biopsy.