Dysphagia caused by a sausage-bole leading to the diagnosis "esophageal carcinoma"

Authors
Grotemeyer, D Graupe, F Pourhassan, S Stock, W
Citation
D. Grotemeyer et al., Dysphagia caused by a sausage-bole leading to the diagnosis "esophageal carcinoma", LEBER MAG D, 29(3), 1999, pp. 152-155
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenerology and Hepatology
Journal title
LEBER MAGEN DARM
ISSN journal
03008622 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
152 - 155
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-8622(199905)29:3<152:DCBASL>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
In the case presented we report a 75-year-old patient who complained about dysphagia and was send to our unit for surgery of esophageal carcinoma. The diagnosis esophageal carcinoma was already confirmed by barium swallow and CT scan. During endoscopy the occluding process was proofed to be a sausag e bole and could be removed easely. In spite of an increasing number of exp ensive radiological diagnostics the method of first choice to examine dysph agia should be endoscopy.