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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with Plummer-Vinson syndrome. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either: | |||
*Long-standing dysphagia | |||
*Multiple obstructive esophageal webs | |||
*Unresponsive to medical therapy | |||
The web can be dilated during upper endoscopy to allow normal swallowing and passage of food.<ref name="pmid18031398">{{cite journal |author=Enomoto M, Kohmoto M, Arafa UA, ''et al'' |title=Plummer-Vinson syndrome successfully treated by endoscopic dilatation |journal=J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. |volume=22 |issue=12 |pages=2348–51 |year=2007 |pmid=18031398 |doi=10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.03430.x |url=http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0815-9319&date=2007&volume=22&issue=12&spage=2348}}</ref> | The web can be dilated during upper endoscopy to allow normal swallowing and passage of food.<ref name="pmid18031398">{{cite journal |author=Enomoto M, Kohmoto M, Arafa UA, ''et al'' |title=Plummer-Vinson syndrome successfully treated by endoscopic dilatation |journal=J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. |volume=22 |issue=12 |pages=2348–51 |year=2007 |pmid=18031398 |doi=10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.03430.x |url=http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0815-9319&date=2007&volume=22&issue=12&spage=2348}}</ref> | ||
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Overview
Surgery
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with Plummer-Vinson syndrome. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- Long-standing dysphagia
- Multiple obstructive esophageal webs
- Unresponsive to medical therapy
The web can be dilated during upper endoscopy to allow normal swallowing and passage of food.[1]
References
- ↑ Enomoto M, Kohmoto M, Arafa UA; et al. (2007). "Plummer-Vinson syndrome successfully treated by endoscopic dilatation". J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 22 (12): 2348–51. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.03430.x. PMID 18031398.