Congenital esophageal stenosis presenting as noncardiac, esophageal chest pain.
A case of a 31-year-old female with congenital esophageal stenosis presenting with symptoms of chest pain caused by esophageal dysmotility is described. The involved segment in congenital esophageal stenosis has a characteristic thickening of the muscularis propria layer, as seen by EUS examination. In these patients, symptoms of dysphagia can be managed with esophageal dilation and noncardiac esophageal chest pain responds to pharmacotherapy with diltiazem.
McNally
P R
PR
Gastroenterology Service, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado 80045-5001.
Lemon
J C
JC
Goff
J S
JS
Freeman
S R
SR
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015154:Esophageal Motility Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008365:Manometry; D010528:Peristalsis; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D014463:Ultrasonography