Dysphagia

Christein, John D.

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_52

John D. Christein⁴

2373 Accesses

Dysphagia, or difficultly swallowing, can be very distressful to a patient. A thorough history and physical examination may help identify the cause, which may include anatomic, physiologic, or neurologic problems. A differential diagnosis is provided in Table 52.1.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Institutional subscriptions

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35226, USA
John D. Christein (Assistant Professor of Surgery)

Authors

John D. Christein
View author publications
You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Undergraduate Surgical Education, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
Jonathan A. Myers MD (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director) (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director)
Surgical Sciences and Services, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
Keith W. Millikan MD (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean) (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean)
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
Theodore J. Saclarides MD (Professor of Surgery Head) (Professor of Surgery Head)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Christein, J.D. (2008). Dysphagia. In: Myers, J.A., Millikan, K.W., Saclarides, T.J. (eds) Common Surgical Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_52

Download citation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_52
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-0-387-75245-7
Online ISBN: 978-0-387-75246-4
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics