title: Intramural esophageal dissection.
abstract: A case of intramural esophageal dissection is reported and the literature reviewed. Patients with intramural esophageal dissection are usually women in their seventh or eighth decade. The most common presenting symptoms are chest pain, dysphagia, and hematemesis. The diagnosis is made by contrast esophagography, esophagoscopy, or both. Nonoperative therapy has proved to be uniformly successful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: G Q
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Phan
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Heitmiller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014859:Warfarin / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D014859:Warfarin