Missing Screw as a Rare Complication of Anterior Cervical Instrumentation by Yusuf Kurtuluş Duransoy, Mesut Mete, Baha Zengel, Mehmet Selçukı

“…At postoperative month 10, he presented with hemoptysis and dysphagia. Cervical roentgenograms showed anterior migrations of one broken screw and a plate-locking screw at the C6 corpus. …”
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Extensive Causative Esophagitis Caused by Thermal Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Cherng Harng Lim, Hsu-Heng Yen, Wei-Wen Su, Cherng-Jyr Lim, Hao-Chien Tsai, Shi-Ting Chen

“…We herein present a case of thermally induced diffuse corrosive esophagitis with complaints of dysphagia and retrosternal chest pain after having steamed pork. …”
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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Tongue Base Mimicking an Ectopic Thyroid by Salvatore Martellucci, Giulio Pagliuca, Marco de Vincentiis, Chiara Rosato, Ettore Scaini, Camilla Gallipoli, Andrea Gallo

“…With the progression of disease, dysphagia, otalgia, and painful swallowing are usually referred. …”
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A Rare Case of Large Schwannoma of the Parapharyngeal Space by Nora Siupsinskiene, Irina Arechvo, Rimante Lapinskaite, Evaldas Padervinskis, Silvija Ryskiene, Saulius Vaitkus

“…The special traits of the presented case included the following: the patient presented with slowly progressing dysphagia, speech difficulties, jaw numbness, and taste dysfunction. …”
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A Case of Drastic Reduction of Membranous Substances in the Pharynx by Interprofessional Cooperative Oral Care by Masahiko Okubo, Hideyuki Kamimura, Tsuyoshi Sato, Shoichiro Kokabu

“…Although the mechanism of the formation of these deposits sometimes causes problems, such as dysphagia, asphyxia, or aspiration pneumonia, a 91-year-old male complained about difficulty of swallowing. …”
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American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on gastrostomy feeding tubes: methodology and review of evidence by Divyanshoo Rai Kohli, MD, Natalie Cosgrove, MD, Wasif M. Abidi, MD, PhD, Jorge D. Machicado, MD, MPH, Madhav Desai, MD, MPH, Nauzer Forbes, MD, MSc, Neil B. Marya, MD, Nikhil R. Thiruvengadam, MD, Nirav C. Thosani, MD, MHA, Omeed Alipour, MD, Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD, Sherif E. Elhanafi, MD, Sunil G. Sheth, MD, Wenly Ruan, MD, John C. Fang, MD, Stephen A. McClave, MD, Rodrick C. Zvavanjanja, MD, MSc, FRCR(UK), FSIR, DABR(DR/VIR), Dhruvil K. Radadiya, MBBS, Amir Y. Kamel, PharmD, BCNSP, Bashar J. Qumseya, MD, MPH

“…In patients with malignant dysphagia, either transoral “Pull” PEG or transcutaneous “Direct” PEG can be performed for initial enteral access.…”
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Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Predictors of Disability in a Cohort of Jordanian Patients with the First Ischemic Stroke by Majdi Al Qawasmeh, Belal Aldabbour, Aiman Momani, Deema Obiedat, Kefah Alhayek, Raid Kofahi, Ahmed Yassin, Khalid El-Salem

“…Prolonged length of stay was observed in 23.23% of patients, which was associated with several factors, the most common of which were persistent dysphagia (57.5%), nosocomial infection (39.3%), and combined dysphagia and nosocomial infection (21.2%). …”
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From Benign to Malign in a Case of Cervical Adenopathy in a 17-Year-Old Adolescent: Diagnostic Traps by Simona Dumitra, Maria Trailescu, Amelia Burlea, Claudia Covaci, Ozana Balan, Adrian Pavel, Carmen Crișan

“…We report a case of right laterocervical adenopathy in a 17-year-old teenager admitted to hospital with an episode of fever associated with dysphagia, congested pharynx, and pultaceous deposits. …”
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Advanced Esophageal Neoplasm with Subcutaneous Metastasis by Rivadávio A. M. de Oliveira, Tassiara da Silva, Mariana Miyasaki Piovesana, Carlos Eduardo Stecca, George A. Lopes, Vitor Teixeira Liutti

“…Soon after that, the patient developed dysphagia and subcutaneous lesions on the right flank. …”
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A Rare Occurrence of Isolated Brain Metastases from Gastric Cancer by Manish M. Karamchandani, Tej Ganti, Sunny Jaiswal, Julian K. Wu, Muhammad Wasif Saif

“…Initially, our patient presented with dysphagia and was diagnosed with gastric cancer after a thorough evaluation. …”
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Myoepithelial Cell-Rich Pleormorphic Adenoma of Minor Salivary Gland of Parapharyngeal Space by Digvijay Singh Rawat, Divij Sonkhya, Nishi Sonkhya, Shubha Gupta

“…She presented with “hot potato voice” and dysphagia. CECT and MRI were done, showing large parapharyngeal space tumor. …”
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Recurrent Nodular Cystic Goiter. In Regards with a Case by José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo, Lidia Torres Aja, Eslinda Cabanes Rojas

“…We present the case of a 78 year-old male patient, with a history of being an inveterate smoker and hypertensive with treatment, who reported having presented a few months increase in neck volume accompanied by dysphonia and dysphagia to solid foods. Physical examination showed a 5 to 6 cm in diameter tumor in the right antero-lateral region of the neck and part of the left region. …”
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Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of the Esophagus by Matteo Fassan, Mauro Cassaro, Massimo Vecchiato, Roberto Clemente, Gianmaria Pennelli, Stefano Merigliano, Giuseppe Altavilla

“…This paper describes the uncommon esophageal location of an 8 cm PEComa in a 75-year-old Caucasian man who was presented with ingravescent dysphagia. Although PEComas arising within the gastrointestinal tract are exceptional findings, clinicians should not exclude this class of tumors in the diagnostic investigation of a bulky lesion of the esophageal wall.…”
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Plummer Vinson Syndrome: A Rare Syndrome in Male with Review of the Literature by Priyadarshini Karthikeyan, Nalini Aswath, Ramesh Kumaresan

“…Plummer Vinson syndrome also known as Paterson Brown-Kelly syndrome is a syndrome associated with the triad of symptoms comprising microcytic hypochromic anemia, oesophageal strictures, and dysphagia. PVS is commonly found in women of middle age especially in the fourth and fifth decade of life and is rarely reported in males. …”
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Pompe Disease Could Mimic Exam Findings of Amyloidosis: Two Rare Diagnoses Bona Fide by Jithma P. Abeykoon, Narjust Duma, Jennifer A. Tracy, Margherita Milone, Ronald Go

“…A 70-year-old female presented with a three-year history of evolving macroglossia causing dysphagia and dysarthria, with proximal muscle weakness. …”
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Late Onset Atypical Pantothenate-Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration by Natalie Diaz

“…A 50-year-old woman presented with a history of progressive dysarthria and dysphagia secondary to orolingual dystonia. Initial work-up was normal. …”
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Multifocal Metastatic Breast Carcinoma to the Thyroid Gland Histologically Mimicking C Cell Lesions by Adeeba F. Ghias, Gregory Epps, Elizabeth Cottrill, Stacey K. Mardekian

“…We present the case of a 67-year-old woman who presented with dysphonia and dysphagia secondary to multinodular goiter and was found to have multifocal metastatic breast carcinoma in her surgical resection specimen. …”
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Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy with Atypical Symptoms: A Rare Case of Tongue Fasciculation and Facial Muscle Weakness by Shafiq ur Rehman, Saba Zaidi, Mahzareen

“…Over 3 months, the patient experienced progressive limb weakness ascending from lower limbs to upper limbs with marked tongue fasciculations and facial muscle weakness without dysarthria or dysphagia. While cranial nerve involvement has been documented in CIDP, cases featuring the hypoglossal nerve are much less frequent than those with the facial nerve. …”
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Gastro-intestinal involvement in systemic sclerosis by Saurabh Kedia, Anuj Chhaparia, Pramod Garg

“…This leads to progressive dysmotility of the entire GI tract from mouth to anus and is responsible for the clinical manifestations including gastroesophageal reflux disease and dysphagia due to esophageal involvement, gastroparesis, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and constipation due to colonic and fecal incontinence due to anorectal involvement. …”
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Leontiasis ossea in the setting of chronic kidney disease and limited dialysis access: A case report with discussion of therapeutic implications by Sebastian Maletz, BS, Zackery Beauchamp, MD, John Petrilli, MD, FAAFP

“…As the condition progresses, changes in bone structure can lead to severe facial disfigurement, respiratory difficulties, dysarthria, and dysphagia. We describe the case of an approximately 30-year-old male with a long-standing history of end-stage renal disease who experienced rapidly progressing facial swelling and underlying bone changes following a period of poor access to dialysis. …”
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