Swallowing and Dysphagia

A 6-month-old girl presented to the emergency department for evaluation of fever and was noted to have mild inspiratory stridor, which began acutely at 4 months of age without any inciting illness or event. What is your diagnosis?

This cohort study examines the longitudinal association of oral intake and swallowing exercise during radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer using validated clinician-graded and patient-reported outcomes.

A 29-year-old woman presented with postnasal drip, pharyngitis, odynophagia, cervicalgia, cervical lymphadenopathy, and right-sided otalgia that had persisted for more than a week; what is your diagnosis?

This cross-sectional study compares objective measures with patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures of mouth function and salivary flow after head and neck cancer radiation therapy.

This case report describes a woman in her 70s with a medical history of sarcoidosis, atrial fibrillation, asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease, Schatzki’s ring status after multiple dilations, pulmonary hypertension, and hypothyroidism who presented with a more than 10-year history of dysphagia and was found to have sarcoid involvement of the upper esophageal sphincter.

This case report describes a man in his 40s who presented with a 5-month history of worsening dysphonia and dysphagia and was subsequently diagnosed with extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma.

An 18-year-old male presented to the primary care physician with a 4-month history of a slowly progressive painless lateral neck mass and no history of dysphagia, dysphonia, drainage, previous neck surgery, trauma, or recent fever. What is your diagnosis?

This cohort study examines population-wide incidence of Zenker diverticulum in Finland over a 20-year period and management strategies across specialties and treatment settings.

This cohort study examines the association between intratracheal manometric pressure, speech function, and proximal esophageal abnormalities in patients with tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis.

This case report describes a woman in her 40s who presented with a rapidly enlarging neck mass and was subsequently diagnosed with a chyle leak.

A 42-year-old woman presented with a 3-month history of a clicking sensation and painful swallowing, mainly on the right side, with a sudden onset. What is your diagnosis?

A 71-year-old man presented to the emergency department with dyspnea, dysphonia, dysphagia, and neck swelling. What is your diagnosis?

This systematic review and network meta-analysis compares the 3 most common surgical techniques—endoscopic laser-assisted diverticulotomy, endoscopic stapler-assisted diverticulotomy, and transcervical diverticulectomy with cricopharyngeal myotomy—in adults with Zenker diverticulum.