Idiopathic muscular hypertrophy of the esophagus: CT features.
Idiopathic muscular hypertrophy of the esophagus is a rare, benign esophageal disease, characterized by hyperplasia of all layers of the wall and, in particular, muscle layers. The authors describe the CT findings and review the relevant literature.
Agostini
S
S
Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, Marseille, France.
Grimaud
J C
JC
Salducci
J
J
Clement
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed