February 1, 2007
by Catherine J. Rees, MD; Peter C. Belafsky, MD, PhD
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Dysphagia Clinic
A 51-year-old man presented to the Center for Voice and Swallowing complaining of solid-food dysphagia and pyrosis. Transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE) revealed a narrow midesophageal stricture. Because the 5.1-mm endoscope could not be passed through the narrowed lumen, the patient underwent unsedated balloon dilation over a guide wire to 15 mm under TNE guidance.
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