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cervical esophageal web


"post-cricoid web"

  • M=F
  • 5% of UGI pts

  • anterior (antero-lateral)
  • +/- dysphagia

  • Rx: endoscopic disruption (lysis)

see: esophageal webs and rings


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

Related CHORUS documents:
esophageal webs and rings
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Schatzki ring
diffuse esophageal spasm
Barrett esophagus
acanthosis nigricans

 

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