The incidence of cricopharyngeal bar in patients with dysphagia / 中国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE To investigate the incidence of the cricopharyngeal bar in Chinese patients with dysphagia. METHODS One hundred and forty-six patients with dysphagia undertook a barium swallow radiological examination. Three patients with cricopharyngeal bar were further examined with esophagoscopy. RESULTS The incidence of cricopharyngeal bar was 14.4 %(21 out of 146). There is no significant difference between age groups, e.g. 14.3 % in elderly group and 13.8 % in adult group. CONCLUSION Some patients with dysphagia is associated with the appearance of the cricopharyngeal bar.
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Type of study:
Incidence_studies
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2006
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Article