title: Extramucosal stenosis of the esophagus.
abstract: Extramucosal lesions of the esophagus compose a small but clinically important group of diagnoses presenting as stenosis. Because of their infrequency, they can present a diagnostic dilemma in patients with dysphagia, odynophagia, or radiologic abnormalities on imaging studies. Definitive management is frequently conservative, consisting of reassurance; definitive surgical management, however, may be necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Memon
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans