Difference between revisions of "Esophagus"

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*Uncommon.
*Uncommon.
*Risk factor for [[squamous cell carcinoma]] (in men and women) and [[esophageal adenocarcinoma|adenocarcinoma]] (in men).<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Zendehdel | first1 = K. | last2 = Nyrén | first2 = O. | last3 = Edberg | first3 = A. | last4 = Ye | first4 = W. | title = Risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in achalasia patients, a retrospective cohort study in Sweden. | journal = Am J Gastroenterol | volume = 106 | issue = 1 | pages = 57-61 | month = Jan | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1038/ajg.2010.449 | PMID = 21212754 }}</ref>
*Risk factor for [[squamous cell carcinoma]] (in men and women) and [[esophageal adenocarcinoma|adenocarcinoma]] (in men).<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Zendehdel | first1 = K. | last2 = Nyrén | first2 = O. | last3 = Edberg | first3 = A. | last4 = Ye | first4 = W. | title = Risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in achalasia patients, a retrospective cohort study in Sweden. | journal = Am J Gastroenterol | volume = 106 | issue = 1 | pages = 57-61 | month = Jan | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1038/ajg.2010.449 | PMID = 21212754 }}</ref>
*Due to loss of ganglion cells.<ref name=pmid24395614>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Blatnik | first1 = JA. | last2 = Ponsky | first2 = JL. | title = Advances in the Treatment of Achalasia. | journal = Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Jan | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1007/s11938-013-0007-2 | PMID = 24395614 }}</ref>
Clinical:
*Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) liquids ''and'' solids.<ref name=pmid24395614/>


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