Inability to Belch and Associated Symptoms Due to Retrograde Cricopharyngeus Dysfunction: Diagnosis and Treatment

Objective To propose and test the validity of a new syndrome called retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD) that explains inability to belch and the associated symptoms of loud gurgling noises, chest and abdominal pain/distention, and excessive flatulence, as well as to report the results of...

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Main Authors: Robert W. Bastian MD, Melissa L. Smithson MS, PA-C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-03-01
Series:OTO Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473974X19834553