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Cricopharyngeal ring

A case report

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We report a 6-month-old infant with a fibroblastic ring obstructing her hypopharynx. Surgical myotomy gave relief of symptoms.

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  1. Department of Radiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Box 3354, 11211, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    W. A. Cumming

  2. Department of Pathology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Box 3354, 11211, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    M. Akhtar

  3. Department of Medicine, King Fisal Specialist Hospital, Box 3354, 11211, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    C. Ferentzi

  4. Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Box 3354, 11211, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    W. Feteih

  5. Department of Radiology, Shands Hospital University of Florida, 32610, Gainesville, FL, USA

    W. A. Cumming

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Cumming, W.A., Akhtar, M., Ferentzi, C. et al. Cricopharyngeal ring. Pediatr Radiol 16, 152–153 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02386642

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