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Pharyngoesophageal Interrelationships

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Normal and Abnormal Swallowing

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How do the esophagus and the pharynx interrelate (1)? What (if any) are the feedback mechanisms that control peristalsis? Are there any reflexes that cause the cricopharyngeal muscle to hypertrophy, or cause raised upper esophageal sphincter (UES) pressure or tension? Does esophagopharyngeal regurgitation of gastric acid harm the pharynx and can this result in dysphagia? This chapter hopes to answer these questions, or at least provide hypotheses on the subject of pharyngoesophageal interrelationships.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 21205, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Bronwyn Jones F.R.A.C.P., F.R.C.R. (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director) & Martin W. Donner M.D. (Professor of Radiology, Director Emeritus, Founder) (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director) &  (Professor of Radiology, Director Emeritus, Founder)

  2. The Johns Hopkins Swallowing Center, 21205, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Bronwyn Jones F.R.A.C.P., F.R.C.R. (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director) (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director)

  3. The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Swallowing Center, 21205, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Martin W. Donner M.D. (Professor of Radiology, Director Emeritus, Founder) (Professor of Radiology, Director Emeritus, Founder)

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Jones, B., Donner, M.W. (1991). Pharyngoesophageal Interrelationships. In: Jones, B., Donner, M.W. (eds) Normal and Abnormal Swallowing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4150-6_6

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