Congenital bilateral pharyngoceles: an unusual case of upper dysphagia.
Pharyngocele is infrequently reported in the literature and is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of upper dysphagia. We describe the case of a healthy young man, without any history of activities that would result in elevated intrapharyngeal pressure, with difficulty swallowing since childhood. Bilateral pharyngoceles were diagnosed after barium swallow and carbonated-beverage ingestion. We discuss the possibility that our patient's pharyngoceles may be congenital in origin from an internal branchial sinus anomaly.
Katsinelos
Panagiotis
P
Department of Endoscopy and Motility Unit, Central Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. gchatzimav@yahoo.gr
Chatzimavroudis
Grigoris
G
Pilpilidis
Ioannis
I
Zavos
Christos
C
Lazaraki
Georgia
G
Soufleris
Kostas
K
Paroutoglou
George
G
Kountouras
Jannis
J
D000328:Adult; D003679:Deglutition; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology