Pharyngeal Dysphagia After Transesophageal Echocardiography.
2023
Lee Bolton, and
Christopher Skeoch, and
Sunil K Bhudia, and
Anna-Liisa Sutt
Speech and Language Therapy, Harefield Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: leebolton@nhs.net.
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D003680
Deglutition Disorders
Difficulty in SWALLOWING which may result from neuromuscular disorder or mechanical obstruction. Dysphagia is classified into two distinct types: oropharyngeal dysphagia due to malfunction of the PHARYNX and UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; and esophageal dysphagia due to malfunction of the ESOPHAGUS.