title: Retrograde oesophagoscopy via gastrostomy.
abstract: The following case-report shows that oesophagoscopy can be performed by introducing a flexible fiberscope through a gastrostomy. Conditions and indications for this unusual procedure are discussed. Applying this method of oesophagoscopy the natural form of the cardia can be observed, and the so-called cardiac lip well known to any endoscopist is shown to be an artefact.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000175:diagnosis; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000175:diagnosis; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans