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esoophageal web

Mucosal membranous bridging across the esophageal lumen. Etiology: - iron-deficiency anemia - Plummer-Vinson syndrome Pathology: - webbing of the mucosa at the junction of the hypopharynx & the esophagus - irregular atrophy Laboratory: 1) complete blood count 2) iron studies (serum iron, TIBC, serum ferritin) Special laboratory: - upper GI endoscopy, esophagoscopy Management: 1) dilatation with large rubber bougies 2) excision with biopsy forceps during endoscopy

General

abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Pathology, 2nd ed. Rubin & Farber (eds), JB Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1994, pg 621