Esophageal ulceration mimicking malignancy in a patient with severe kyphoscoliosis
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Esophageal ulceration mimicking malignancy in a patient with severe kyphoscoliosis.
observed nowadays. In affected patients dislocation of inner organs with functional impairment may occur [1,2]. We present the unusual case of a patient with severe kyphoscoliosis who developed extensive esophageal ulceration. An 83-year-old female presentedwith a 3week history of dysphagia, odynophagia, and nocturnal food regurgitation. She reported weight loss of 5 kg during the previous 3 we...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0013-726X,1438-8812
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243991