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Double congenital midesophageal webs in adults

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Congenital esophageal strictures are rare and nearly always diagnosed in young children. Three adults with long histories of dysphagia had double midesophageal webs which we assume were congenital. In two, the radiogrphic findings were quite subtle. Dilatation gave symptomatic relief.

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  1. Southern California Permanente Medical Group, San Diego, California

    George F. Longstreth MD, Donald A. Wolochow MD & Rosemary T. Tu MD

  2. La Mesa Internal Medicine Group, 4647 Zion Avenue, 92120, La Mesa, California

    George F. Longstreth MD, Donald A. Wolochow MD & Rosemary T. Tu MD

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Longstreth, G.F., Wolochow, D.A. & Tu, R.T. Double congenital midesophageal webs in adults. Digest Dis Sci 24, 162–165 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01324746

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