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Esophageal stricture other diagnostic studies
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Other diagnostic study for esophageal stricture include esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for detection malignant causes . Manometry is used in cases of esophageal stricture due to dysmotility.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other Diagnostic Studies
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and manometry are other diagnostic studies that can be used in the diagnosis of esophageal stricture. [1][2]
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is done for staging suspicious malignant causes that were diagnosed in barium esophagogram.
- Manometry is used in cases of esophageal stricture due to dysmotility.
References
References
- ↑ Varadarajulu S, Eloubeidi MA, Patel RS, Mulcahy HE, Barkun A, Jowell P, Libby E, Schutz S, Nickl NJ, Cotton PB (2005). “The yield and the predictors of esophageal pathology when upper endoscopy is used for the initial evaluation of dysphagia”. Gastrointest. Endosc. 61 (7): 804–8. PMID 15933679.
- ↑ Ott DJ (1990). “Radiographic techniques and efficacy in evaluating esophageal dysphagia”. Dysphagia. 5 (4): 192–203. PMID 2272218.
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