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The mechanism of swallowing disorders may be either structural or motor. Structural disorders include luminal stenosis and diverticula. Motor disorders include paresis (muscle weakness), sphincteric dysfunction, and spastic disorders.  Structural Disorders Luminal Stenosis Luminal stenosis occurs as a result of mechanical narrowing of the esophageal lumen in patients with esophageal strictures (Figure 9). Symptoms arise when the swallowed food is too large to pass. The typical symptom in a patient with an esophageal stricture is dysphagia for solid food, often followed by regurgitation of u