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Esophageal food bolus obstruction
Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction
Gastric outlet obstruction
Esophagogastric dissociation
Esophageal motility disorder
Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis
Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction
Laryngopharyngeal reflux