J Korean Med Sci.  2017 Aug;32(8):1217-1219. 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.8.1217.

Dysphagia due to Upper Esophageal Sphincter Disorder after Suicide Attempts

• Park MJ
• Jung AR
• Eun YG
• Kim DH
• Chung SH
• Lee YC

• KMID: 2439452
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2017.32.8.1217

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Deglutition Disorders*
Esophageal Sphincter, Upper*
Suicide*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Endoscopic images of cricopharyngeal myotomy. It shows visualization of the cricopharyngeus (A). A transmucosal vertical midline incision is made with a CO2 laser set in continuous wave mode (B).

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  Fig. 2 Endoscopic image shows narrowing and benign stricture at pharyngo-esophageal junction (A). Balloon dilatation with dilator 12 mm (B).

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