Persistent Odynophagia 27 Days After Emergent Intubation by Richard White, Kaitlyn Mander, Christian A. Koziatek, Sanjay Mohan

“…Discussion: Dentures constitute a potential esophageal foreign body and warrant special consideration during airway management. Odynophagia, dysphagia, and changes in phonation should prompt consideration of retained esophageal foreign bodies, especially in the post-intubation setting.…”
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Giant Fibrolipoma of the Esophagus by Ryan L. Kau, Alpen B. Patel, Michael L. Hinni

“…Fibrolipomas are a subset of benign fibrovascular tumors, which present with dysphagia, odynophagia, and substernal fullness. These intraluminal tumors can become elongated and molded into a long pedunculated polyp by constant peristaltic movements. …”
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Tuberculous Osteomyelitis of the Hyoid Bone: A Case Report by Paul Emerson, Ajay Philip, George M. Varghese, Regi Thomas

“…A 62-year-old male presented with neck swelling of a 20-day duration along with change of voice and dysphagia. Examination revealed a cystic, osteolytic lesion of the hyoid bone which histopathologically demonstrated features of granulomatous infection. …”
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Giant leiomyoma of the esophagus. Presentation of a case by Tomas Ariel Lombardo Vaillant, Leopoldo de Quesada Suárez

“…The patient was admitted for dysphagia. Diagnostic tests included radiography of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, upper digestive endoscopy, computed tomography, and MRI. …”
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Conservative Management of an Iatrogenic Esophageal Tear in Kenya by Peter Waweru, David Mwaniki

“…We here present a case of an iatrogenic esophageal tear resulting from a routine esophagoscopy in a 50-year-old lady presenting with dysphagia. The esophageal tear, almost missed, was eventually successfully managed conservatively, thanks to a relatively early diagnosis.…”
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Cardiac Involvement by HIV-Associated DLBCL by Charles T. Mupamombe, Jude Noel, Derek B. Laskar, Liza Valdivia

“…We present a case of DLBCL in an HIV-positive patient, who had cardiac involvement, with the only clue to cardiac involvement being symptom being tachycardia and dysphagia.…”
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New-Onset Cervical Lymphadenopathy in a Patient Undergoing Treatment of Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection: Toxoplasmosis Lymphadenitis by Chia-Yu Chiu, Amara Sarwal, Peter Yangga, Dasol Kang, Addi Feinstein

“…Herein, we present a 66-year-old immunocompetent female who developed dysphagia and new-onset cervical lymphadenopathy during pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex treatment.…”
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Challenges and updates in the management of eosinophilic esophagitis by Tsvetelina Velikova

“…Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is a chronic T helper cell-2 mediated inflammatory condition and is considered as a primary cause of dysphagia and foregut symptoms. There are many challenges regarding the treatment options of EE. …”
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Minimally Invasive Abdominal Repair of a Giant Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia with Occupation of the Right Thorax in a 53-Year-Old Man by Francisco Navarro, Eduardo Pizarro, Marco Ceroni

“…The most common clinical presentation includes pathological gastroesophageal reflux, dysphagia, chest pain, or respiratory symptoms such as chronic cough or dyspnoea. …”
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Achalasia complicated with bilateral pneumonia and sepsis by Jelena Isaković, Ivana Spasojević, Stanislava Petrović, Ivan Ergelašev, Branislava Jorović, Dajana Lendak

“…Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder that is mostly manifested by the basic triad of symptoms: dysphagia, regurgitation, and retrosternal pain. Patients often disregard the symptoms for years or are treated for overlapping conditions with similar symptoms, such as GERD, gastritis, or various lung diseases from asthma to obstructive pulmonary disease. …”
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A Case Report of Spindle Cell (Sarcomatoid) Carcinoma of the Larynx by Harry Boamah, Billy Ballard

“…We present a case of spindle cell carcinoma in a 67-year-old Caucasian male who presented with progressive hoarseness of his voice, dysphagia, odynophagia and a 20-pound weight loss. …”
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Intraoperative Intraluminal Endoscopy in the Surgical Treatment of Patients with Esophageal Diverticula of Various Localization by A. L. Shestakov, M. V. Khrustaleva, M. E. Shahbanov, N. A. Bulganina, T. T. Bitarov, I. A. Boeva, A. T. Tskhovrebov, I. A. Tarasova, O. V. Rykov, I. M. Selivanova, A. A. Bezaltynnykh

“…In the control group, 2 (4.7 %) patients showed a small leakage of the contrast agent outside the esophagus (stopped conservatively). Signs of mild dysphagia when taking solid foods were detected in 1 (2.4 %) patient of the control group. …”
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Long-term Prospective Comparative Analysis of Ototoxic and Survival Outcomes of Sequential Boost and Simultaneous Integrated Boost of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Head-Neck... by Nidhin Das, Sri Harsha Kombathula, Vidhu Sharma, Puneet Pareek, Kapil Soni, Amit Goyal

“…We also investigated other significant late toxicities that led to dysphagia, voice changes, and xerostomia. Survival was assessed with the Kaplan-Meier analysis. …”
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A Novel Mutation in the Adult-Onset Alexander’s Disease GFAP Gene by Dhillon B. Zaver, Nathan T. Douthit

“…Her presenting complaints included incontinence, clumsiness, seizures, dysphagia, and dysarthria. She was also found to have pancytopenia and dysautonomia. …”
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The Infection Returns: A Case of Pulmonary Sporotrichosis Relapse after Chemotherapy by Samid M. Farooqui, Houssein Youness

“…A 44-year-old man, treated for pulmonary sporotrichosis in the past, presented with dysphagia and was found to have squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. …”
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Role of endoscopy in eosinophilic esophagitis by Eun-Jin Yang, Kee Wook Jung

“…Endoscopic dilation or bougienage is a safe and effective procedure that can be used in combination with medical and/or dietary elimination therapy in patients with esophageal stricture for the management of dysphagia and to prevent its recurrence.…”
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Gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. A case report by Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Jesús Iván Gonzalez Batista, Nelia Maria Quintana Garcia

“…The patient was diagnosed with gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma type III in the Gastroenterology Department of the Provincial University Hospital of Cienfuegos where he arrived with weight loss of about 20 pounds in four months along with dyspeptic manifestations such as stomach acidity, slow digestion, bloating and epigastric pain unrelated to food consumption. No dysphagia was observed as presentation form of the disease. …”
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Locally Advanced Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Carcinoma Presenting as a Neck Mass by Niranjan Tachamo, Brian Le, Jeffrey Driben, Vasudev Magaji

“…Here we present the case of a 69-year-old female who presented with a midline neck mass and dysphagia and was found to have papillary thyroid cancer in the biopsy specimen of the neck mass. …”
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Eagle Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Options by Daniel Swanson, Cole H. Evensky, Shadman Yusuf, Hannah Long, Jamal Hasoon, Mustafa Mohamed, Bruce M. Dixon, Tomasina Parker-Actlis, Michael A. Alvarado, Jaehong Song, Adam M. Kaye, Giustino Varrassi, Alan D. Kaye, Latha Ganti

“…The most important symptoms are dysphagia in the setting of cervical neck pain, but there is a wide variety of symptomatology that make Eagle Syndrome a challenge to recognize and diagnose clinically. …”
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A Case Report of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Accompanying Hypereosinophilic Syndrome by Mahreema Jawairia, Ghulamullah Shahzad, Jaspreet Singh, Kaleem Rizvon, Paul Mustacchia

“…Here, we present a 39-year-old Hispanic female patient with history of HES presenting with complaints of dysphagia and generalized pruritus.…”
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