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The motility disturbances associated with old age are called presbyesophagus (Soepvgel et al., 1964; Zboralske et al., 1964). Although swallowing difficulties of various origin are not infrequently found in old people, presbyesophagus is rarely symptomatic.
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Hellemans, J., Vantrappen, G. (1974). Presbyesophagus. In: Diseases of the Esophagus. Handbuch der inneren Medizin, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86429-2_17
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