What are the symptoms of esophageal diverticula?
What are the symptoms of esophageal diverticula?
The symptoms of esophageal diverticula include:
- Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing, characterized by a feeling of food caught in the throat)
- Pulmonary aspiration (the entry of secretions or foreign material into the trachea and lungs)
- Aspiration pneumonia (a lung infection caused by pulmonary aspiration)
- Regurgitation of swallowed food and saliva
- Pain when swallowing
- Cough
- Neck pain
- Weight loss
- Bad breath (halitosis)
Some people may experience a gurgling sound as air passes through the diverticulum. This is known as Boyce's sign.