Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Supreme Rehabilitation Clinic, Taipei, Taiwan.
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Med Ultrason. 2020 Sep 5;22(3):345-355. doi: 10.11152/mu-2097. Epub 2019 Nov 8.
Dysphagia associated with the cricopharyngeus muscle (CPm) dysfunction negatively influences the quality of life. This high-pressure region must relax and the lumen must open for smooth food passage. The CP muscle is therefore a common target of chemodenervation with botulinum toxin (BTX). Here we presented a patient with severe left lateral medullary syndrome and non-relaxation of the CPm. We described how to localize the CPm in the transverse and longitudinal views under ultrasonography and offered a video demonstrating ultrasonography-guided BTX injection. Ultrasonography-guided CPm injection with BTX may serve as a reliable, rapid, and effective choice for treatment of cricopharyngeal dysphagia.
环咽肌(CPm)功能障碍相关的吞咽困难会降低生活质量。这个高压区域必须放松,管腔必须打开才能使食物顺利通过。因此,CP 肌肉是肉毒毒素(BTX)化学去神经支配的常见靶点。我们在此介绍了一例严重的左侧延髓外侧综合征患者,其 CPm 不松弛。我们描述了如何在超声下的横切和纵切面上定位 CPm,并提供了一个超声引导下 BTX 注射的视频。超声引导下 CPm 注射 BTX 可能是治疗环咽性吞咽困难的可靠、快速和有效的选择。