Discussion

Ashok Shaha (New York, NY): Wonderful presentation. Surgeons from Italy and Argentina have also reported similar findings. Patients will often feel like they are being strangulated. The proposed theory is scarring and fibrosis. There may be parasympathetic dysfunction near the cricopharyngeus muscle, which occurs during the dissection of the thyroid. This leads to cervical esophageal motility disturbance. You may want to look into this to improve your study and results.
Source: Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research