Emotional Disorders of the Esophagus

Certain subjects, in general with a psychopathological background, complain about a permanent „lump“ or „foreign body“ in their throat. This sensation is called globus hystericus when, as is usually the case, no local lesion or motor disorder of the pharyngoesophageal region can be detected. The name indicates that the symptom is considered as a manifestation of a neurotic trouble. It has been known for a long time and was already mentioned in the Hippocratic treatises.