Esophageal web
Presentation
Dysphagia and halitosis.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Esophageal web
Barium
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Frontal
There is tight upper esophageal stenosis with proximal dilatation and hold up of contrast media, with jet-like contrast passage through stoma.
Case Discussion
Features are typical for esophageal web that refer to an esophageal constriction caused by a thin mucosal membrane projecting into the lumen, with characteristic jet-like contrast passage through stoma, the so-called the esophageal "Jet-phenomenon".