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An esophageal food bolus obstruction is a medical emergency caused by the obstruction of the esophagus by an ingested foreign body.. It is usually associated with diseases that may narrow the lumen of the esophagus, such as eosinophilic esophagitis, Schatzki rings, peptic strictures, webs, or cancers of the esophagus; rarely it can be seen in disorders of the movement of the esophagus, such as ...
Patients usually complain of dysphagia (the feeling of food getting stuck several seconds after swallowing), and will point to the suprasternal notch or behind the sternum as the site of obstruction. Causes
Meat impaction, resulting in esophageal food bolus obstruction is more common in adults. [4] Swallowed objects are more likely to lodge in the esophagus or stomach than in the pharynx or duodenum. [5]
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Nothing makes us feel more frustrated in the kitchen than food getting stuck to the pan. It leaves a mess on the surface, not to mention the visceral discomfort that comes with scraping it off ...
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Some patients have limited awareness of their dysphagia, so lack of the symptom does not exclude an underlying disease. [11] When dysphagia goes undiagnosed or untreated, patients are at a high risk of pulmonary aspiration and subsequent aspiration pneumonia secondary to food or liquids going the wrong way into the lungs.
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