Esophageal stricture

Esophageal stricture is a clinical diagnosis. Considered broadly, strictures may be benign or malignant.

This article deals with benign strictures.

General

Treatment:

• Stenting.
• Endoscopic dilation.
• Surgery.

Microscopic

Features:

• Squamous mucosa:
  • +/-Keratinization.
  • Intraepithelial lymphocytes.
  • Basal cell hyperplasia.

DDx:

• GERD.
• Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus.

Sign out

ESOPHAGUS, BIOPSY:
- SQUAMOUS MUCOSA WITH BASAL CELL HYPERPLASIA, MILD INTRAEPITHELIAL EDEMA, FOCAL EARLY
  KERATINIZATION AND INTRAEPITHELIAL LYMPHOCYTES.
- SCANT COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM WITH MODERATE CHRONIC INACTIVE INFLAMMATION.
- NEGATIVE FOR INTESTINAL METAPLASIA.
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.

See also

• Esophagus.