Gamuts

Retained material in hypopharynx

Synonyms
Retention of contrast in hypopharynx
May Be Caused by
 Common
Achalasia
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Bulbar palsy
Bulbar poliomyelitis
Carcinoma
Connective tissue disease
Cranial nerve palsy
Cricopharyngeal achalasia
Dermatomyositis
Diphtheria
Esophageal obstruction
High unilateral cervical vagotomy
Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Myotonic dystrophy
Oculopharyngeal myopathy
Parkinsonism
Pseudobulbar palsy
Radiation therapy
Riley-Day syndrome
Scleroderma
Steroid myopathy
Stroke
Syringomyelia
Tetanus
Thyrotoxic myopathy
Zenker diverticulum
 Uncommon
Cervical lymphadenopathy
Congenital esophageal web
Esophageal web
Hematoma of neck
Lye stricture
Peritonsillar abscess
Peritonsillar cellulitis
Pharyngeal abscess
Pharyngeal cellulitis
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Stricture
Thyroid neoplasm

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