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The hallmark of DES is esophageal dysphagia and chest pain. | The hallmark of DES is esophageal dysphagia and chest pain. | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms<ref name="pmid11930515">{{cite journal| author=Strader SL| title=Esophageal motor disorders: achalasia and esophageal spasm. | journal=J Am Acad Nurse Pract | year= 2001 | volume= 13 | issue= 11 | pages= 502-7; quiz 508-10 | pmid=11930515 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11930515 }}</ref>== | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
Patients with DES may have a positive history of: | Patients with DES may have a positive history of: | ||
* | *Dysphagia for both solids and liquids. | ||
* | *Sensation of food sticking in the esophagus after swallowing. However, there is no difficulty initiating the process of swallowing. | ||
===Common Symptoms=== | ===Common Symptoms=== | ||
Common symptoms of DES include: | Common symptoms of DES include: | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Madhu Sigdel M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
The hallmark of DES is esophageal dysphagia and chest pain.
History and Symptoms[1]
History
Patients with DES may have a positive history of:
- Dysphagia for both solids and liquids.
- Sensation of food sticking in the esophagus after swallowing. However, there is no difficulty initiating the process of swallowing.
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of DES include:
- symptom onset is sudden, intermittent and non-progressive in nature
- Chest pain usually retrosternal in location, which is intense and squeezing in nature and may be mistaken for angina
- Difficulty swallowing, sometimes related to specific substances like red wine, very cold or hot liquid.
- Regurgitation of swallowed food.
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of DES include
- Weight loss
- Heartburn
- symptoms related to other secondary disease.
References
- ↑ Strader SL (2001). "Esophageal motor disorders: achalasia and esophageal spasm". J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 13 (11): 502–7, quiz 508-10. PMID 11930515.