title: Approach to patients with esophageal Dysphagia.
abstract: Patients frequently present to a physician with complaints of difficulty swallowing. The approach to systematically evaluating these problems can be challenging for those who do not manage this type of patient regularly. The potential for life-threatening malignancies is present and makes this evaluation a priority. Numerous excellent tools are available to aid with the determination of the cause of dysphagia and assist with the formulation of a logical treatment algorithm.
authors.affiliation: Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital Institute for Minimally Invasive Therapy, 601 E. Rollins Street, Orlando, FL 32803, USA.
authors.forename: Udayakumar
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Navaneethan
authors.affiliation: Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital Institute for Minimally Invasive Therapy, 601 E. Rollins Street, Orlando, FL 32803, USA. Electronic address: steve.eubanks.MD@flhosp.org.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eubanks
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods; D019160:Endosonography; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008365:Manometry / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Dysphagia; Endoscopy; Manometry