scholarly journals The Influence of Pharyngeal Strength on the Outcome of Botulinum Toxin Treatment for Difficulty in Relaxation of the Upper Esophageal Sphincter

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-49
Author(s):  
Dong-In Yim ◽  
Minsu Seo ◽  
Seok Joon Hwang ◽  
Ho-Jun Lee ◽  
Jin-Woo Park
2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Murry ◽  
Tamara Wasserman ◽  
Ricardo L. Carrau ◽  
Beatriz Castillo

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 397-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis WC Liu ◽  
Mark Tarnopolsky ◽  
David Armstrong

Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a progressive degenerative skeletal muscle disease leading to weakening and atrophy of both proximal and distal muscles. Dysphagia is reported in up to 86% of IBM patients. Surgical cricopharyngeal myotomy may be effective for cricopharyngeal dysphagia and there is one published report that botulinum toxin A, injected into the cricopharyngeus muscle using a hypopharyngoscope under general anesthesia, relieved IBM-associated dysphagia. This report presents the first documentation of botulinum toxin A injection into the upper esophageal sphincter using a flexible esophagogastroduodenoscope under conscious sedation, to reduce upper esophageal sphincter pressure and successfully alleviate oropharyngeal dysphagia in two IBM patients.


2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Kelly ◽  
Ian J. Koszewski ◽  
Safwan S. Jaradeh ◽  
Albert L. Merati ◽  
Joel H. Blumin ◽  
...  

2000 ◽  
Vol 110 (7) ◽  
pp. 1151-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Alberty ◽  
Michael Oelerich ◽  
Karl Ludwig ◽  
Sabine Hartmann ◽  
Wolfgang Stoll

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