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Esophageal stricture echocardiography or ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no echocardiography findings associated with esophageal stricture. Endoscopic ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of malignant causes of esophageal stricture.
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
- There are no echocardiography findings associated with esophageal stricture.
- Endoscopic ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of esophageal stricture due to malignant causes. It can detect local invasion in malignant causes. [1]
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mahda Alihashemi M.D. [2]