Odynophagia CT

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The benefit of using CT over X-ray is that it delineates the causative agent of odynophagia with more accuracy as compared to x-ray.

CT uses:

Following are conditions in which CT scan with or without contrast be used to reach accurate diagnosis of odynopaghia:

• • lung cancer
  • Esophageal perforation
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Zenkers diverticulum
  • left atrial enlargement.
  • Epiglottitis
  • Esophagotracheal fistula
  • Glossitis,
  • Retropharyngeal abscess
  • Supraglottic laryngeal cancer
  • Achalasia
  •  Esophageal atresia
  • Intramural pseudodiverticulosis
  •  Schatzki ring
  • Opitz-Frias syndrome
  •  Respiratory tract infections
  • Elongated styloid process
  •  Extreme spinal curvature
  • Plummer-Vinson Syndrome
  • Bronchial carcinoma
  • Carcinoma of the vocal tract
  • Carotid body tumor
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Gastric tumors
  • Hypopharyngeal cancer
  • Laryngeal cancer
  • Oral cancer
  • Palate cancer
  • Supraglottic laryngeal cancer
  • Aspiration of foreign body