Webs of the lower esophagus: a complication of gastroesophageal reflux?
Seven patients with webs within 6 cm of the gastroesophageal junction were identified from 5109 barium studies of the esophagus covering a 10-year period (incidence, 0.14%). These webs were clearly distinct from the B-ring at the gastroesophageal junction itself. Demographic, social, and clinical factors for these patients are reviewed and compared with those of 26 cervical-web patients diagnosed in the same 10-year period, 26 control thoracic esophagogram patients and 26 control cervical esophagogram patients. Five of the seven patients with lower esophageal webs had gastroesophageal reflux.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane; D011859:Radiography