Congenital Esophageal Stenosis in Adults
| Autor: | Stephen E. Rubesin, Christine H. Oh, Igor Laufer, Michael A. Amygdalos, Lisa Pinheiro, Marc S. Levine, David A. Katzka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Radiography Epidemiology medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Esophagus Esophageal disease business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Dysphagia Surgery Stenosis medicine.anatomical_structure Esophagography Esophageal stricture Esophageal Stenosis Esophagoscopy Radiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Roentgenology. 176:1179-1182 |
| ISSN: | 1546-3141 0361-803X |
| DOI: | 10.2214/ajr.176.5.1761179 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and radiographic findings in seven adults with congenital esophageal stenosis.CONCLUSION. In young or middle-aged individuals, particularly men with long-standing dysphagia, an upper or mid esophageal stricture with multiple ringlike constrictions is a characteristic appearance of congenital esophageal stenosis on double-contrast esophagography. |
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