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  2. Globus pharyngis - Wikipedia

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    Globus pharyngis, globus hystericus or globus sensation is the persistent but painless sensation of having a pill, food bolus, or some other sort of obstruction in the throat when there is none. Swallowing is typically performed normally, so it is not a true case of dysphagia, but it can become quite irritating. It is common, with 22–45% of ...

  3. Zenker's diverticulum - Wikipedia

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    Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), and sense of a lump in the throat; Food might get trapped in the outpouching, leading to: Regurgitation, reappearance of ingested food in the mouth; Cough, due to food regurgitated into the airway; Halitosis, smelly breath, as stagnant food is digested by microorganisms; Infection; It rarely, if ever, causes ...

  4. Dysphagia - Wikipedia

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    Some signs and symptoms of oropharyngeal dysphagia include difficulty controlling food in the mouth, inability to control food or saliva in the mouth, difficulty initiating a swallow, coughing, choking, frequent pneumonia, unexplained weight loss, gurgly or wet voice after swallowing, nasal regurgitation, and patient complaint of swallowing ...

  5. Oropharyngeal dysphagia - Wikipedia

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    Oropharyngeal dysphagia; Other names: Transfer dysphagia: The digestive tract, with the esophagus marked in red: Specialty: Gastroenterology, ENT surgery: Symptoms: Hesitation or inability to initiate swallowing, food sticking in the throat, nasal regurgitation, difficulty swallowing solids, frequent repetitive swallows. frequent throat clearing, hoarse voice, cough, weight loss, and recurrent ...

  6. Tracheo-esophageal puncture - Wikipedia

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    A tracheo-esophageal puncture (or tracheoesophageal puncture) is a surgically created hole between the trachea (windpipe) and the esophagus (food pipe) in a person who has had a total laryngectomy, a surgery where the larynx (voice box) is removed. The purpose of the puncture is to restore a person’s ability to speak after the vocal cords ...

  7. Pericoronitis - Wikipedia

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    Pericoronitis is inflammation of the soft tissues surrounding the crown of a partially erupted tooth, [1] including the gingiva (gums) and the dental follicle. [2] The soft tissue covering a partially erupted tooth is known as an operculum, an area which can be difficult to access with normal oral hygiene methods.

  8. Esophageal food bolus obstruction - Wikipedia

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    An esophageal food bolus obstruction is a medical emergency caused by the obstruction of the esophagus by an ingested foreign body.. It is usually associated with diseases that may narrow the lumen of the esophagus, such as eosinophilic esophagitis, Schatzki rings, peptic strictures, webs, or cancers of the esophagus; rarely it can be seen in disorders of the movement of the esophagus, such as ...

  9. Esophageal dysphagia - Wikipedia

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    Patients usually come with rapidly progressive dysphagia first with solids then with liquids, weight loss (> 10 kg), and anorexia (loss of appetite). Esophageal cancer usually affects the elderly. Esophageal cancers can be either squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma .