윤상인두근장애에 의한 연하장애 1례

Dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing, is a common complaint in otolarygologic field. Dysphagia due to neuromuscular dysfunction of the cricopharyngeus muscle may occur primarily, or as part of a generalized neurologic syndrome. This debilitating and potentially lethal type of dysphagia will become an increasing problem as the population continues to age. This is usually correctable by simple section of the cricopharyngeal muscle. Recently we experienced a case of cervical dysphagia with cricopharyngeal muscle dysfunction?treated successfully with cricopharyngeal myotomy. We report the case with a brief review of the literatures.