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Diffuse esophageal spasm CT scan
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Chest CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of DES. Findings on CT scan suggestive of DES include esophageal wall thickening.
CT scan
CT scan
- Chest CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of DES. Findings on CT scan suggestive of DES include:
- Esophageal wall thickening in lower thoracic esophagus (seen in 21% of cases with findings of DES on barium studies). [1]
- Thickening is smooth, symmetric, circumferential of the distal two-thirds of the esophagus with normal periesophageal fat.[2]
References
References
- ↑ Goldberg MF, Levine MS, Torigian DA (2008). “Diffuse esophageal spasm: CT findings in seven patients”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 191 (3): 758–63. doi:10.2214/AJR.07.3747. PMID 18716106.
- ↑ Nino-Murcia M, Stark P, Triadafilopoulos G (1997). “Esophageal wall thickening: a CT finding in diffuse esophageal spasm”. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 21 (2): 318–21. PMID 9071309.
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