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    The document lists and describes various potential causes of esophageal dysphagia or difficulty swallowing. It categorizes the causes into mechanical lesions, which can be intrinsic issues within the esophagus like tumors, strictures, or diverticula, or extrinsic compression from outside structures. It also lists motility disorders and functional dysphagia as causes. The mechanical lesions section provides numerous examples of intrinsic and extrinsic mechanical issues that can cause dysphagia.

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    The document lists and describes various potential causes of esophageal dysphagia or difficulty swallowing. It categorizes the causes into mechanical lesions, which can be intrinsic issues within the esophagus like tumors, strictures, or diverticula, or extrinsic compression from outside structures. It also lists motility disorders and functional dysphagia as causes. The mechanical lesions section provides numerous examples of intrinsic and extrinsic mechanical issues that can cause dysphagia.

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    Causes of esophageal dysphagia

    Mechanical lesions

    Intrinsic

    Benign tumors

    Caustic esophagitis/stricture

    Diverticula

    Malignancy

    Peptic stricture

    Eosinophilic esophagitis

    Infectious esophagitis

    Pill esophagitis

    Postsurgery (laryngeal, esophageal, gastric)

    Radiation esophagitis/stricture

    Rings and webs

    Lymphocytic esophagitis

    Extrinsic

    Aberrant subclavian artery

    Cervical osteophytes

    Enlarged aorta

    Enlarged left atrium

    Mediastinal mass (lymphadenopathy, lung cancer, etc)

    Postsurgery (laryngeal, spinal)

    Motility disorders

    Achalasia

    Chagas disease

    Primary motility disorders

    Secondary motility disorders

    Functional

    Functional dysphagia

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