A 63 years old woman with progressive mechanical dysphagia and weight loss: a case presentation
Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench,
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2013),
11 March 2013
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Page Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench 2013;6(2):106-109
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v6i2.368
Abstract
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. Endoscopy and / or a barium swallow are helpful in identifying the anatomical disarrangement. In this study a patient with progressive mechanical dysphagia is presented that finally diagnosed by as Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma. There were no respiratory symptoms. Diagnosis was made by a computerized tomography scan of the thorax, bronchoscopy and bronchial biopsy.
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