The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the radiologic findings in young adults with @entity1282 undergoing barium swallow and to compare these with the final clinical diagnosis. Clinical history, barium swallow, endoscopy (21 @entity1 ), manometry (18 @entity1 ), 24 h pH monitoring (4 @entity1 ), and outcome of treatments were studied and compared in 43 @entity1 aged 14-30 years (mean 24 years). There were 26 @entity1 and 17 @entity1 . Duration of symptoms varied between 2 weeks and 22 years and included globus (n = 22), obstruction (n = 31), water brash (n = 6), @entity304 (n = 10), @entity1109 (n = 9), slow eating (n = 6), and @entity391 (n = 11). The final diagnosis was @entity1318 (n = 2), arteria lusoria (n = 1), @entity2910 (n = 1), @entity1208 (n = 11), esophageal stricture (n = 5), @entity354 (n = 8), and pharyngeal dysfunction (n = 2). Thirteen @entity1 were assessed to be normal. The result of the barium swallow was in agreement with the final diagnosis in all but 3 @entity1 who were assessed as normal, and the final diagnosis was @entity2910 (n = 1), @entity4423 (n = 1), and @entity354 (n = 1). @entity853 are common in young adults with @entity1282 . Barium swallow reveals the explanation of the symptoms in 70% of such @entity1 . Radiology therefore should be the method of choice for the investigation of dysphagic young adults.

Clinical and radiologic evaluation reveals high prevalence of abnormalities in young adults with XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity1318 :: ('MESH:D004931', 'Disease') :: ['achalasia'] @entity304 :: ('MESH:D010302', 'Disease') :: ['classic reflux symptoms'] @entity853 :: ('MESH:D009139', 'Disease') :: ['Anatomic and functional abnormalities'] @entity2910 :: ('MESH:D004941', 'Disease') :: ['esophagitis'] @entity391 :: ('MESH:D014839', 'Disease') :: ['vomiting'] @entity1109 :: ('MESH:D012678', 'Disease') :: ['atypical reflux symptoms'] @entity1208 :: ('MESH:D004935', 'Disease') :: ['esophageal dysfunction'] @entity1282 :: ('MESH:D003680', 'Disease') :: ['dysphagia'] @entity354 :: ('MESH:D005764', 'Disease') :: ['gastroesophageal reflux disease', 'reflux disease'] @entity4423 :: ('MESH:D015154', 'Disease') :: ['dysmotility']
@entity1282 :: (MESH:D003680,Disease) :: ['dysphagia']
