New-Onset Cervical Lymphadenopathy in a Patient Undergoing Treatment of Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection: Toxoplasmosis Lymphadenitis by Chia-Yu Chiu, Amara Sarwal, Peter Yangga, Dasol Kang, Addi Feinstein

“…Herein, we present a 66-year-old immunocompetent female who developed dysphagia and new-onset cervical lymphadenopathy during pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex treatment.…”
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Minimally Invasive Abdominal Repair of a Giant Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia with Occupation of the Right Thorax in a 53-Year-Old Man by Francisco Navarro, Eduardo Pizarro, Marco Ceroni

“…The most common clinical presentation includes pathological gastroesophageal reflux, dysphagia, chest pain, or respiratory symptoms such as chronic cough or dyspnoea. …”
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Achalasia complicated with bilateral pneumonia and sepsis by Jelena Isaković, Ivana Spasojević, Stanislava Petrović, Ivan Ergelašev, Branislava Jorović, Dajana Lendak

“…Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder that is mostly manifested by the basic triad of symptoms: dysphagia, regurgitation, and retrosternal pain. Patients often disregard the symptoms for years or are treated for overlapping conditions with similar symptoms, such as GERD, gastritis, or various lung diseases from asthma to obstructive pulmonary disease. …”
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A Case Report of Spindle Cell (Sarcomatoid) Carcinoma of the Larynx by Harry Boamah, Billy Ballard

“…We present a case of spindle cell carcinoma in a 67-year-old Caucasian male who presented with progressive hoarseness of his voice, dysphagia, odynophagia and a 20-pound weight loss. …”
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Intraoperative Intraluminal Endoscopy in the Surgical Treatment of Patients with Esophageal Diverticula of Various Localization by A. L. Shestakov, M. V. Khrustaleva, M. E. Shahbanov, N. A. Bulganina, T. T. Bitarov, I. A. Boeva, A. T. Tskhovrebov, I. A. Tarasova, O. V. Rykov, I. M. Selivanova, A. A. Bezaltynnykh

“…In the control group, 2 (4.7 %) patients showed a small leakage of the contrast agent outside the esophagus (stopped conservatively). Signs of mild dysphagia when taking solid foods were detected in 1 (2.4 %) patient of the control group. …”
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A Novel Mutation in the Adult-Onset Alexander’s Disease GFAP Gene by Dhillon B. Zaver, Nathan T. Douthit

“…Her presenting complaints included incontinence, clumsiness, seizures, dysphagia, and dysarthria. She was also found to have pancytopenia and dysautonomia. …”
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The Infection Returns: A Case of Pulmonary Sporotrichosis Relapse after Chemotherapy by Samid M. Farooqui, Houssein Youness

“…A 44-year-old man, treated for pulmonary sporotrichosis in the past, presented with dysphagia and was found to have squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. …”
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Role of endoscopy in eosinophilic esophagitis by Eun-Jin Yang, Kee Wook Jung

“…Endoscopic dilation or bougienage is a safe and effective procedure that can be used in combination with medical and/or dietary elimination therapy in patients with esophageal stricture for the management of dysphagia and to prevent its recurrence.…”
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Gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. A case report by Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Jesús Iván Gonzalez Batista, Nelia Maria Quintana Garcia

“…The patient was diagnosed with gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma type III in the Gastroenterology Department of the Provincial University Hospital of Cienfuegos where he arrived with weight loss of about 20 pounds in four months along with dyspeptic manifestations such as stomach acidity, slow digestion, bloating and epigastric pain unrelated to food consumption. No dysphagia was observed as presentation form of the disease. …”
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Locally Advanced Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Carcinoma Presenting as a Neck Mass by Niranjan Tachamo, Brian Le, Jeffrey Driben, Vasudev Magaji

“…Here we present the case of a 69-year-old female who presented with a midline neck mass and dysphagia and was found to have papillary thyroid cancer in the biopsy specimen of the neck mass. …”
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Eagle Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Options by Daniel Swanson, Cole H. Evensky, Shadman Yusuf, Hannah Long, Jamal Hasoon, Mustafa Mohamed, Bruce M. Dixon, Tomasina Parker-Actlis, Michael A. Alvarado, Jaehong Song, Adam M. Kaye, Giustino Varrassi, Alan D. Kaye, Latha Ganti

“…The most important symptoms are dysphagia in the setting of cervical neck pain, but there is a wide variety of symptomatology that make Eagle Syndrome a challenge to recognize and diagnose clinically. …”
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A Case Report of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Accompanying Hypereosinophilic Syndrome by Mahreema Jawairia, Ghulamullah Shahzad, Jaspreet Singh, Kaleem Rizvon, Paul Mustacchia

“…Here, we present a 39-year-old Hispanic female patient with history of HES presenting with complaints of dysphagia and generalized pruritus.…”
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Anti-Yo Mediated Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration Associated with Pseudobulbar Affect in a Patient with Breast Cancer by Allison N. Martin, Patrick M. Dillon, David E. Jones, David R. Brenin, David A. Lapides

“…We present a case of a 52-year-old female presenting with diplopia, gait instability, dysarthria, dysphagia, nystagmus, and, most notably, new onset paroxysmal episodes of uncontrollable crying concerning for pseudobulbar affect (PBA). …”
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Thyroid Carcinoma. Case Report and Literature Review by José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo, Lidia Torres Aja, Eslinda Cabanes Rojas

“…He went to the office with an increase neck volume in the anterior region for several months, accompanied by malaise, gallop rhythm and sometimes dysphagia to solid foods. On the physical examination a tumor was found which occupied almost the entire right lobe, corresponding to a nodule of approximately 4 cm. in diameter, mobile with swallowing. …”
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Giant Hypopharyngeal Fibrovascular Polyp: A Case Report and Review of the Relevant Literature by Suheyl Haytoglu, Birgul Tuhanioglu, Abdurrahman Bozkurttan, Osman Kursat Arikan

“…In this paper, we report a case of fibrovascular polyp of a 52-year-old female, who presented with progressive dysphagia and weight loss and regurgitating a mass from her mouth. …”
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Limbic Encephalitis during Treatment with Atezolizumab in a Patient with Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Koki Nakashima, Yoshiki Demura, Kosuke Kurokawa, Toshihiro Takeda, Norihiro Jikuya, Masahiro Oi, Toshihiko Tada, Masaya Akai, Tamotsu Ishizuka

“…We herein report a 66-year-old man with SCLC who developed disorientation, dysphagia, and gait disturbance after three courses of treatment with atezolizumab. …”
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Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosa Presenting Atypically with Severe Pharyngeal Ulceration by Bayanne Olabi, Justin C. Mason, Ziad Farah

“…This was associated with dysphagia and significant weight loss. Oesophagoduodenoscopy showed that the ulceration extended throughout the oropharynx. …”
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Beyond Bell's Palsy: Cephalic Tetanus Unveiled by Lubna Khan, Samra Mansoori, Raeda Khan, Mohammad Iqbal

“…Subsequent development of trismus and dysphagia led to a revised diagnosis of cephalic tetanus. …”
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Esophageal Leiomyomatosis – An Unusual Cause of Pseudoachalasia by Sukanta Ray, Sundeep Singh Saluja, Ruchika Gupta, Tushar Kanti Chattopadhyay

“…A case of leiomyomatosis that presented as achalasia not associated with Alport’s syndrome is described in a 35-year-old woman with a 16-year history of dysphagia. Barium swallow showed a smooth narrowing at the lower end of the esophagus with a longer than usual stricture length. …”
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A New Technique in Primary Repair of Congenital Esophageal Atresia Preventing Anastomotic Stricture Formation and Describing the Opening Condition of Blind Pouch: Plus (“+”) Incisi... by Mehmet Melek, Ufuk Cobanoglu

“…We performed this technique on 11 patients, and in the 4-year follow-up period no dilatation proved necessary in any of our patients due to anastomotic strictures or symptomatic dysphagia. This technique that we have described provides a large zigzag anastomosis line and in this way minimizes the incidence of stricture formation. …”
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