title: Food impaction due to nutcracker esophagus.
abstract: Nutcracker esophagus is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by the presence of hypertensive contraction waves. These waves can have very high amplitudes, but they maintain a peristaltic pattern and therefore, bolus passage is minimally affected. Esophageal food impactions are rare in nutcracker esophagus. Our patient was a previously asymptomatic man who presented with an esophageal meat impaction due to nutcracker esophagus in which high-resolution manometry played a key role in the diagnosis. Although a rare etiology, nutcracker esophagus can result in esophageal food impaction. High-resolution manometry plays a critical role in the diagnosis of specific motility disorders, even in the setting of minimal symptoms.
authors: Department of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX 79905, USA.
authors: Antonio Mendoza
authors: AM
authors: Ladd
authors: Alicia M
authors: AM
authors: Alvarez
authors: Richard W
authors: RW
authors: McCallum
authors: Marc J
authors: MJ
authors: Zuckerman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015154:Esophageal Motility Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed