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Query: UMLS:C0029089 (
ophthalmoplegia
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
To assess dysphagia, the authors examined 12 patients with Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) or chronic progressive external
ophthalmoplegia
(CPEO) due to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletion by videofluoroscopy and manometry.
Cricopharyngeal achalasia
was documented in nine of 12 patients (75%), whereas deglutitive coordination problems were found in one patient. Cricopharyngeal myotomy may be an effective treatment in selected cases with severe cricopharyngeal obstruction.
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PMID:Cricopharyngeal achalasia is a common cause of dysphagia in patients with mtDNA deletions. 1137 1
