'Steakhouse syndrome' in a man with a lower esophageal ring and a hiatal hernia. (Esophagoscopy Clinic).A 52-year-old male schoolteacher came to us with a several-year history of slowly progressive dysphagia. His dysphagia was present only when he ate solid foods, and he recalled that he had recently experienced several episodes of red-meat impaction ("steakhouse syndrome"). He was otherwise healthy, and he denied heartburn, cough, excessive throat clearing, globus, and dysphonia dysphonia /dys·pho·nia/ (-fo´ne-ah) a voice impairment or speech disorder.dysphon´ic dys·pho·ni·a n. Difficulty in speaking, usually evidenced by hoarseness. . Transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE) detected a lower esophageal ring Lower Esophageal Ring Definition Lower esophageal ring is a condition in which there is a ring of tissue inside the lower part of the esophagus (the tube connecting the throat with the stomach). (Schatzki's ring) and a hiatal hemia (figure). The patient underwent dilation dilation /di·la·tion/ (di-la´shun) 1. the act of dilating or stretching. 2. dilatation. di·la·tion n. 1. of the ring with a 60 French Maloney bougie Bougie: see Bejaïa, Algeria. and experienced complete relief of his dysphagia. From the Center for Voice Disorders, Department of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C.; www.thevoicecenter.org |
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