Classification of Dysphagia
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What is structural dysphagia?
Dysphagia resulting from certain changes to the physical structure of the esophagus.
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What is a stricture?
An abnormal tightening or narrowing of the oesophagus.
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What is Barrett’s esophagus?
A condition in which the normal tissue lining the esophagus changes to tissue that resembles the lining of the intestine.
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What is achalasia?
A failure of the LES to relax due to degeneration of inhibitory neurons in the myenteric plexus of the esophageal wall.






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