This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – central cause Swallowing is a sensorimotor process with voluntary and reflexive components. In addition to neurological and muscular diseases, swallowing disorders can be caused by tumor or surgery-related changes in the head…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Difficulty swallowing Dysphagia is common and the spectrum of possible causes is diverse In a population-based U.S. study, dysphagia affected one in six adult participants. Of these, the vast majority used specific techniques to cope with dysphagia in everyday life. However, only half…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Upside-Down Stomach An upside-down stomach, also called a thoracic stomach, is relatively rare. Mostly older people are affected, but not exclusively. It often takes a long time before the correct diagnosis is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – gastric carcinoma Gastric cancer often occurs in middle and later adulthood. More than 90% of gastric malignancies are adenocarcinomas; localized gastric lymphomas and leiomyosarcomas are less common. MRI can be used to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis dysphagia – cervical and intrathoracic lipoma Benign adipose-derived tumors from mature adipocytes are among the most common mesenchymal tumors, but are uncommon in cervical and intrathoracic soft tissues. Imaging reveals fat-equivalent density values in the smoothly…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Cervical cyst Neck cysts usually occur unilaterally and in rare cases bilaterally. In particular, if cervical swelling persists for more than 4 weeks, further evaluation with imaging (ultrasound, CT, or MRI) is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – an interdisciplinary challenge: case casuistry. In previous issues of HAUSARZT PRAXIS, a broad spectrum of possible causes of dysphagia has been presented in this section, and case studies have been used to explore these in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – cervical lymphoma Cervical lymphadenopathies are painful or painless swellings of the cervical lymph nodes and may be due to leukemias, lymphomas, and tumors of the head, neck, and mouth, in addition to…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Misstatics of the cervical spine with functional dysphagia (myogeloses) Cervical syndrome causes tension and hardening in the muscles, which can result in pain and impaired function. In addition to headaches, dizziness, and other mood disorders, swallowing difficulties may also…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Achalasia Achalasia is a neurogenic motility disorder of the esophagus, characterized by decreased esophageal peristalsis and decreased relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter during the swallowing act. Symptoms include slowly developing…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Hiatal hernia Dysphagia is a disorder of the swallowing act that may affect one or more phases of the swallowing process. A number of conditions can lead to dysphagia, and esophageal hernias…
