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(1) Balloon expansion

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2023-05-31 06:17

Introduction: Use an appropriate number of balloon catheters to insert the esophagus through the nostrils or mouth, and at the entrance of the esophagus, fill the balloon with graded water injection or air injection, and intermittently pull the ring pharyngeal muscles to activate the neural network regulation of the brainstem and the brain, and restore swallowing function.

Indications: Ring pharyngeal muscle dysfunction and uncoordinated swallowing movements caused by nervous system diseases; delayed swallowing reflex caused by decreased sensory function of the pharynx; head and neck radiation therapy leads to stenosis formed by ring pharyngeal muscle fibrillation; head and neck cancer postoperative scar hyperplasia leads to esophageal stenosis.The clinical manifestations are that the patient has difficulty swallowing solid and liquid foods, and has reflux, cough, pharyngeal retention and misalignment after eating, which eventually leads to inhalation pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration and weight loss.This technique can only be used in patients with achalasia of the cyclopharyngeal muscle after swallowing contrast examination.The treatment is not just passive mechanical stretching of the ring pharyngeal muscle. It is mainly to allow the patient to actively swallow the balloon. The filled balloon stimulates the esophageal mucosa and enhances the ability to initiate reflex swallowing through the medullary reflex arc, strengthening the neural regulation of the brain to promote the recovery of the function of the ring pharyngeal muscle and make the effect better.The prognosis of ring pharyngeal muscle dysfunction caused by nervous system diseases is good.