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Dysphagia: Thinking outside the box.
Abstract Dysphagia is a common symptom that is important to recognise and appropriately manage, given that causes include life threatening oesophageal neoplasia, oropharyngeal dysfunction, the risk of aspiration, as well as chronic disabling gastroesophageal reflux (GORD). The predominant causes of dysphagia varies between cohorts depending on the interplay between genetic predisposition and environmental risk factors, and is changing with time. Currently in white Caucasian societies adopting a western lifestyle, obesity is common and thus associated gastroesophageal reflux disease is increasingly diagnosed. Simil...
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology - October 14, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Philpott H, Garg M, Tomic D, Balasubramanian S, Sweis R Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research