Acosta Mérida M ª Asunción, Marchena Gómez Joaquín, Afonso Déniz Josefa M ª
Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, España.
Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, España.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2016 Dec;108(12):843-844. doi: 10.17235/reed.2016.4266/2016.
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD), is a rare hereditary myopathy that affects mainly the levator palpebrae and the constrictor pharyngeal muscles, being able to cause severe dysphagia. It can be treated effectively by surgical cricopharyngeal myotomy, as in the case presented below.
眼咽型肌营养不良症(OPMD)是一种罕见的遗传性肌病,主要影响提上睑肌和咽缩肌,可导致严重吞咽困难。如下例所示,可通过手术行环咽肌切开术有效治疗。