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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sunny Kumar MD [2]
Overview
The use of radiography of chest may help in differentiating multiple causes of chest cavity causing odynophagia.
Uses of chest x-ray and barium swallow studies in evaluating odynophagia:
A chest X ray can used to rule out:
- lung cancer
- Esophageal perforation
- Esophageal cancer
- Zenkers diverticulum
- left atrial enlargement.
- Epiglottitis
- Esophagotracheal fistula
- Glossitis,
- Retropharyngeal abscess
- Supraglottic laryngeal cancer
- Achalasia
- Esophageal atresia
- Intramural pseudodiverticulosis
- Schatzki ring
- Opitz-Frias syndrome
- Respiratory tract infections
- Elongated styloid process
- Extreme spinal curvature
- Plummer-Vinson Syndrome
- Bronchial carcinoma
- Carcinoma of the vocal tract
- Carotid body tumor
- Esophageal cancer
- Gastric tumors
- Hypopharyngeal cancer
- Laryngeal cancer
- Oral cancer
- Palate cancer
- Supraglottic laryngeal cancer
- Aspiration of foreign body