retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction
Findings
No curated finding names retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A syndrome characterized by the inability to belch, abdominal bloating and discomfort/nausea, or chest pain, especially after eating, socially awkward gurgling noises from the chest and lower neck as though the esophagus is churning and straining to eject the air, excessive flatulence, social inhibition, and difficulty vomiting (common but not universal). Botulinum toxin (BT) injection into the cricopharyngeus muscle (CPM) is done for both diagnosis and treatment of R-CPD.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0100099), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction
- Also called
- R-CPD