Unspecific Findings of Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Dysmotility During Solid Bolus Swallowing.

Background and Aim: Dysphagia is a common symptom which can be caused by several functional and organic conditions. The aim of the present retrospective study was to re-evaluate examinations from patients diagnosed with functional dysphagia/hypersensitive esophagus and to evaluate relationship between bolus arrest and symptoms/comorbidities. Methods: All elective radiological swallowing examinations performed during a prior 2-year period were identified ( Results: After exclusion of 2 patients with inadequate information from the examination, 40 patients (68% women), 55 ± 16 years, weight 74.4 ± 19.7 kg, remained. When re-evaluating the examinations, the liquid phase revealed that 2 patients had slow contrast passage, 10 patients had some degree of non-propulsive and/or tertiary contractions, and 6 patients had pharyngeal disturbances with retention and/or aspiration of contrast. Although passage of the tablet to the stomach, 27 patients exhibited a transient tablet stop, which led to symptoms in 16 cases. There was a strong correlation between tablet arrest and symptoms ( Conclusions: This report highlights the needs of improved health care for the patient group suffering from dysphagia and a closer inter-disciplinary collaboration.