title: Idiopathic hypertrophy of the oesophagus in children. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Idiopathic hypertrophy of the oesophagus is a rare entity. Of approximately 50 cases reported in the literature, only 5 are in children. The case of an 8-year-old girl is presented and compared with those previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kreczy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gassner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mikuz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000139:chemically induced; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed