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Jewel Endoscopy Center Mumbai
Nanavati Hospital Mumbai
Lilavati Hospital And Research Center Mumbai
Dysphagia is the medical term for swallowing difficulties.
It is considered as a serious condition at any age and never to be neglected.
It may be due to simple problem like
acidity to serious problem of
cancer of the food pipe.
Endoscopy is the best investigation for dysphagia.
Know more about Difficulty in Swallowing
It can be due to, following serious problems.
1. Ulcer Disease
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2. Cancer of Food PipeIt starts as a minor difficulty in swallowing and is often neglected. However, persistent progressive difficulty in swallowing, dry cough, food sticking in chest, need of eating small morsels and drinking water to ease of the difficulties suggest progressive disease. Know more about Cancer of Food Pipe |
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3. Neurological ConditionsNeurological conditions like Parkinsonism, paralysis of muscles of swallowing, Achalasia Cardia, diffuse esophageal spasm, give rise to difficulty in swallowing. |
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4. Pressure on Food Pipe from OutsideEnlarged lymph nodes in the chest due to tuberculosis or lymphoma can cause dysphasia. Endoscopy and CT scan are required for diagnosis. |
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