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Surgical treatments are usually only recommended as a last resort and is dependent on the underlying cause of dysphagia.  
Surgical treatments are usually only recommended as a last resort and is dependent on the underlying cause of dysphagia.  


* [[Zenker's diverticulum|Zenker's Diverticulectomy]]
* [[Zenker's diverticulum surgery|Zenker's Diverticulectomy]]
**[[Surgery]] is the most definitive therapy for the [[Zenker's diverticulum]]..
**[[Surgery]] is the most definitive therapy for the [[Zenker's diverticulum]]..
**Please click here to read about the management of Zenker's Diverticulum.
* [[Tracheotomy]]
* [[Tracheotomy]]
** Used for chronic aspiration
** The four major types of percutaneous tracheotomy:
*** Ciaglia's dilation over guidewire
*** Grigg's modification employing guidewire dilating forceps
*** Fantoni's translaryngeal tracheotomy, in which the tracheostomy tube is pulled from inside the trachea to outside at once without the need for serial dilation
*** PercuTwist method, which utilizes a screw-in dilator
* [[Tracheostomy]]
* [[Tracheostomy]]
* Vocal fold augmentation/injection
* Vocal fold augmentation/injection
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* Please click on each medical condition listed below to read about the management.  
* Please click on each medical condition listed below to read about the management.  
** [[Esophageal stricture procedure|Peptic stricture]]
** [[Esophageal stricture procedure|Peptic stricture]]
** [[Plummer-Vinson syndrome|Esophageal rings and webs]]
** [[Plummer-Vinson syndrome surgery|Esophageal rings and webs]]
** [[Esophageal cancer]]
** [[Esophageal cancer surgery|Esophageal cancer]]
** [[Achalasia]]
** [[Achalasia surgery|Achalasia]]
**Spastic motility disorders
**Spastic motility disorders
***[[Diffuse esophageal spasm]]
***[[Diffuse esophageal spasm surgery|Diffuse esophageal spasm]]
***[[Nutcracker esophagus]]
***[[Nutcracker esophagus surgery|Nutcracker esophagus]]
***Hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter
***Hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter
***Nonspecific spastic esophageal motility disorders
***Nonspecific spastic esophageal motility disorders

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Feham Tariq, MD [2], Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [3]

Overview

Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with dysphagia. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and [indication 3]

Indications

  • Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with dysphagia. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
    • [Indication 1]
    • [Indication 2]
    • [Indication 3]

Surgical Treatment of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Surgical treatments are usually only recommended as a last resort and is dependent on the underlying cause of dysphagia.

Contraindications

Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Dysphagia

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