Dysphagia articles from across Nature Portfolio

Dysphagia is the medical term for difficulty swallowing. There are three types of dysphagia: oropharyngeal dysphagia (abnormalities in the oral cavity, pharynx and upper oesophageal sphincter); oesophageal dysphagia (abnormalities in the oesophagus, lower oesophageal sphincter, or cardia of the stomach); and functional dyspepsia (no organic cause).

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TRPA1s act as chemosensors but not as cold sensors or mechanosensors to trigger the swallowing reflex in rats
- Mohammad Zakir Hossain
- Hiroshi Ando
- Junichi Kitagawa
ResearchOpen Access02 Mar 2022 Scientific Reports
Volume: 12, P: 3431
Hyoid kinematic features for poor swallowing prognosis in patients with post-stroke dysphagia
- Woo Hyung Lee
- Min Hyuk Lim
- Sungwan Kim
ResearchOpen Access14 Jan 2021 Scientific Reports
Volume: 11, P: 1471
Machine learning analysis to automatically measure response time of pharyngeal swallowing reflex in videofluoroscopic swallowing study
- Jong Taek Lee
- Eunhee Park
- Donghwi Park
ResearchOpen Access07 Sept 2020 Scientific Reports
Volume: 10, P: 14735
Suprahyoid Muscle Activity in Patients with Chagasic Megaesophagus
- Aretuza Zaupa Gasparim El Gharib
- Giédre Berretin-Felix
- Max Jean de Ornelas Toledo
ResearchOpen Access11 Dec 2019 Scientific Reports
Volume: 9, P: 18786
Oesophageal atresia

This PrimeView highlights oesophageal atresia, a congenital abnormality of the oesophagus that requires surgical reconstruction soon after birth.

Reviews18 Apr 2019 Nature Reviews Disease Primers
Volume: 5, P: 29
Oesophageal atresia

Oesophageal atresia (EA) is a congenital abnormality of the oesophagus that is caused by incomplete embryonic compartmentalization of the foregut. This Primer summarizes the latest research in the field of EA, including recommendations on the management and long-term follow-up of patients born with EA.
- Marinde van Lennep
- Maartje M. J. Singendonk
- Michiel P. van Wijk
Reviews18 Apr 2019 Nature Reviews Disease Primers
Volume: 5, P: 26