TY - JOUR
T1 - Cricopharyngeal Myotomy; a Rescue Surgery for Dysphagia in Lateral Medullary Syndrome
AU - Shenoy S, Vijendra
AU - K, Kshithi
AU - Parvathareddy, Navya
AU - Dhawan, Saksham
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Lateral medullary syndrome/Wallenberg syndrome, is a neurological disorder occurring due to ischemia in the lateral part of medullary oblongata resulting in wide range of symptoms. Dysphagia is usually exhibited in severe and persistent form in LMS. Hence timely intervention is mandatory before the patient further worsens. We describe a case of Lateral medullary syndrome with persisitent dysphagia who was managed successfully with cricopharyngeal myotomy.
AB - Lateral medullary syndrome/Wallenberg syndrome, is a neurological disorder occurring due to ischemia in the lateral part of medullary oblongata resulting in wide range of symptoms. Dysphagia is usually exhibited in severe and persistent form in LMS. Hence timely intervention is mandatory before the patient further worsens. We describe a case of Lateral medullary syndrome with persisitent dysphagia who was managed successfully with cricopharyngeal myotomy.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12070-022-03165-3
DO - 10.1007/s12070-022-03165-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85148354635
SN - 2231-3796
JO - Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
ER -