Constriction of the Œsophagus

Stricture of the Œsophagus—Gastrostomy

the various causes of oesophageal obstruction, and to inquire how they fit into the symptoms exhibited by the patient. Now dysphagia may be produced by extrinsic pressure or by intrinsic disease. We therefore eliminate first, by most careful examination, all possible sources of the former, such as goitre or aneurism, or other swelling, whether of an inflammatory or neoplastic character. So limi...

Cardio-Spasm of the Œsophagus

Congenital Atresia of the Œsophagus

ALTHOUGH congenital atresia of the cesophagus is comparatively rarely diagnosed, it is, as will be shown, a not uncommon congenital anomaly, and since early treatment now offers a chance of complete cure we have felt it worth while to make the following short summary of the literature on the subject, with notes on the clinical appearances of typical cases. The condition has been reported in the...

Cardio-Spasm of Œsophagus

The patient, a Hindu male, aged 42, a workman in the Railway Workshop at Jamalpur, was admitted to the Jamalpur Railway Hospital on 7th December, 1938, for difficulty in swallowing of about two years' duration. There was no history of acidity, indigestion, taking a corrosive or irritant drink, or of having ever suffered from cardiac or respiratory trouble, neither was there any history of syphi...

A Case of Diverticulum of the Œsophagus