title: [Cervical esophageal membrane and Plummer-Vinson syndrome: report of a caseload and review of the literature].
abstract: Esophageal webs are an uncommon group among esophageal diseases. We report our findings in ten patients with membranes in the upper esophagus; seven of them were women. The median age was 48.5 years (range 24 to 73 years). Dysphagia was the main symptom in all patients and anemia was found in six cases. Radiologic and endoscopic studies provided the diagnosis. All patients underwent endoscopic dilatation and/or debridement and good results with this management were achieved. A review of literature of this condition and a discussion about the diagnosis, treatment and etiopathogenesis are presented.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Cirurgia do Aparelho Digestivo, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cecconello
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Felix
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zilberstein
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Pinotti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000150:complications; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011004:Plummer-Vinson Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Membrana esofágica cervical e síndrome de Plummer-Vinson: apresentação de casuística e revisão da literatura.