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Esophageal stricture chest x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
A chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of tumors as a cause of esophageal stricture.
X Ray
X Ray
- Chest radiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of extrinsic compression as a cause of esophageal stricture. Masses may be seen in chest x-ray.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Zhang MA, Trillis CM (2008). “Late development of esophageal stricture following radiation and chemotherapy for small cell carcinoma of the lung: A case report”. Cases J. 1 (1): 169. doi:10.1186/1757-1626-1-169. PMC 2556315. PMID 18803839.
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