No Burp Syndrome or Retrograde Cricopharyngeus Dysfunction in a Filipina College Student: A Case Report

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32412/pjohns.v40i1.2555

Keywords:

retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction, R-CPD, botulinum toxin injection, cricopharyngeus muscle

Abstract

Objective: To report a case of retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (R-CPD) and the use of
botulinum toxin injection for its diagnosis and therapy.

Methods:
Design: Case Report
Setting: Tertiary Private University Hospital
Patient: An 18-year-old female college student who presented with inability to burp, associated with awkward gurgling noises from the chest, abdominal discomfort and excessive flatulence.

Results: Our patient gained the ability to belch and the relief of associated excessive flatulence and awkward gurgling noises from the chest, after cricopharyngeal muscle Botulinum toxin injection.

Conclusion: Botulinum toxin injection may serve as both a diagnostic and therapeutic intervention for R-CPD.

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Published

2025-04-27

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Gaticales CA, Velasquez R, Fortuna MC. No Burp Syndrome or Retrograde Cricopharyngeus Dysfunction in a Filipina College Student: A Case Report. Philipp J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg [Internet]. 2025 Apr. 27 [cited 2026 May 1];40(1):47. Available from: https://pjohns.pso-hns.org/index.php/pjohns/article/view/2555

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Vol. 40 No. 1 (2025): Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

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Case Reports

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