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Ann Thorac Surg 1977;24:355-358
© 1977 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Midesophageal Web in Adults

Robert W. Ikard, M.D.*, Howard E. Rosen, M.D.

Departments of Surgery and Medicine, Park View Hospital and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.

Accepted for publication February 18, 1977.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Ikard, Suite 600, Doctors' Pavilion, 1916 Patterson St, Nashville, TN 37203

Stenotic webs in the midesophagus of adults are rare. Including the present patient, only 6 have been described in the literature in English. Clinical presentation is characterized by dysphagia and insidious weight loss in a patient usually over 40 years old. The cause of the lesion is unknown. Based on knowledge of the embryological development of the esophagus and the absence of microscopical inflammatory changes in true webs, a congenital rather than inflammatory basis seems likely. Treatment of midesophageal webs can be accomplished by dilation, divulsion through an esophagoscope, or transthoracic excision.






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