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Radiology, Vol 123, 289-290, Copyright © 1977 by Radiological Society of North America

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Complete esophageal obstruction from cricopharyngeal achalasia

AB Bergman and AM Lewicki

A patient with complete esophageal obstruction from cricopharyngeal achalasia in whom adequate cricopharyngeal myotomy failed to alleviate the dysphagia is described. The importance of pre-operative radiological evaluation of patients with neurologically related dysphagia is discussed, specifically, the degree of obstruction, range of tongue movement, and presence of aspiration. These factors have a predictive value in assessing the benefits of planned cricopharyngeal myotomy.




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