Transition from nutcracker esophagus to diffuse esophageal spasm.
- 1 April 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Vol. 80 (4) , 242-4
Abstract
The nutcracker esophagus is a newly defined subset of primary esophageal motility disorders that can be responsible for dysphagia and/or chest pain. Any possible relationship between this entity and diffuse esophageal spasm is poorly understood. Herein we report a case of nutcracker esophagus that showed a transition to classical diffuse esophageal spasm during 1 year follow-up. This transition supports the hypothesis that nutcracker esophagus and diffuse esophageal spasm may be related disorders.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: