Table 1.

Definition of scores for the symptoms

Symptoms	0	1	2	3	4
Dysphagia	Able to eat normal diet	Able to swallow some solids	Able to swallow only semisolid foods	Able to swallow liquids only	Unable to swallow anything/complete obstruction
Odynophagia	No pain on swallowing	Mild pain	Moderate pain	Severe pain	–
Regurgitation	None	Infrequent	Frequent	Constant	–
Chest pain	None	Relieved by non-narcotics	Relieved by narcotics	Not relieved by narcotics	–