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Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets

Author(s): Sirish C. Rao, Anjana Sathyamurthy, Erica P. Turse, Francis D. Dailey and Veysel Tahan*

DOI: 10.2174/1871530318666181005101145

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Extra-thoracic Extrinsic Compression: An Unusual Cause of Dysphagia

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Abstract

Background: Dysphagia affects one in twenty-five adults yearly in the United States.

Objective: While dysphagia may be common, the prevalence of dysphagia may be underestimated primarily due to under-reporting. Dysphagia may be caused by intraluminal, intrinsic, extrinsic, or motility disorders.

Method/Results: We present a case of dysphagia caused by extra-thoracic extrinsic compression due to bra use.

Conclusion: Despite many published reports on dysphagia caused by other diagnoses, we occasionally overlook extrinsic abdominal compression as the cause for dysphagia.

Keywords: Dysphagia, dyspepsia, extrinsic compression, abdominal compression, esophageal spasm, esophageal manometry.

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