Abstract
Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a different type of dysphagia characterized by inability to transfer foods from the pharynx and hypopharynx, through the upper esophageal sphincter, into the esophageal body. Cricopharyngeal dysfunction is a rare cause of oropharyngeal dysphagia and may be caused by a central or peripheral nerve disease, muscular disease, or previous neck surgery, or it may be idiopathic. Our patient was a 35-year-old male. He was suffering from oropharyngeal dysphagia of unknown origin. We made an in-depth evaluation in the differential diagnosis of his dysphagia and ultimately found that he had primary cricopharyngeal dysfunction. His swallowing ability had demonstrated improvement since surgical myotomy.
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