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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
== Endoscopy == | == Endoscopy == | ||
Endoscopy is typically normal in patients with nutcracker esophagus; however, abnormalities associated with [[gastroesophageal reflux disease]], or GERD, which associates with nutcracker esophagus, may be seen.<ref name=Bjorkman/> Studies on [[endoscopic ultrasound]] show slight trend toward thickening of the [[esophagus|muscularis propria]] of the esophagus in nutcracker esophagus, but this is not useful in making the diagnosis.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Melzer E, Ron Y, Tiomni E, Avni Y, Bar-Meir S | title = Assessment of the esophageal wall by endoscopic ultrasonography in patients with nutcracker esophagus. | journal = Gastrointest Endosc | volume = 46 | issue = 3 | pages = 223-5 | year = 1997 | id = PMID 9378208}}</ref> | Endoscopy is typically normal in patients with nutcracker esophagus; however, abnormalities associated with [[gastroesophageal reflux disease]], or GERD, which associates with nutcracker esophagus, may be seen.<ref name=Bjorkman>{{cite journal | author = Fang J, Bjorkman D | title = Nutcracker esophagus: GERD or an esophageal motility disorder. | journal = Am J Gastroenterol | volume = 97 | issue = 6 | pages = 1556-7 | year = 2002 | id = PMID 12094884}}</ref> Studies on [[endoscopic ultrasound]] show slight trend toward thickening of the [[esophagus|muscularis propria]] of the esophagus in nutcracker esophagus, but this is not useful in making the diagnosis.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Melzer E, Ron Y, Tiomni E, Avni Y, Bar-Meir S | title = Assessment of the esophageal wall by endoscopic ultrasonography in patients with nutcracker esophagus. | journal = Gastrointest Endosc | volume = 46 | issue = 3 | pages = 223-5 | year = 1997 | id = PMID 9378208}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Endoscopy
Endoscopy is typically normal in patients with nutcracker esophagus; however, abnormalities associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, which associates with nutcracker esophagus, may be seen.[1] Studies on endoscopic ultrasound show slight trend toward thickening of the muscularis propria of the esophagus in nutcracker esophagus, but this is not useful in making the diagnosis.[2]
References
- ↑ Fang J, Bjorkman D (2002). "Nutcracker esophagus: GERD or an esophageal motility disorder". Am J Gastroenterol. 97 (6): 1556–7. PMID 12094884.
- ↑ Melzer E, Ron Y, Tiomni E, Avni Y, Bar-Meir S (1997). "Assessment of the esophageal wall by endoscopic ultrasonography in patients with nutcracker esophagus". Gastrointest Endosc. 46 (3): 223–5. PMID 9378208.