Abstract
Abstract The case history is reported of a patient who developed Vernet's syndrome following radical excision of a chemodectoma involving the lower four cranial nerves on the left side. Immediately after operation there was a complete failure of deglutition, but normal swallowing returned spontaneously in 3 months. Radiological and manometric studies of the pharynx and oesophagus indicated that the main cause of the dysphagia was spasm in the upper oesophagus, distal to the cricopharyngeal sphincter. This is the first report of oesophageal pressure studies on this condition.
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