Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1998 Feb;18(1):61-65.

A Case of Plummer - Vinson Syndrome Treated with Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Plummer-Vinson syndrome is characterized by dysphagia associated with anemia, glossitis and esophageal web. The cause of this syndrome is still not clear, but the most important one is thought to be the iron deficiency. The patient with small sized ageal web is treated by administration of iron but large sized web with dyspha gia requires breakage of web. In the following case report, we describe a patient with Plummer-Vinson syndrome who showed clinical improvement after treatmeat with endoscopic balloon dilatation of upper esophageal web with a review of literatures.

Keyword

Expandable metal stent; Biliary endoprosthesis; Endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage

MeSH Terms

Anemia
Deglutition Disorders
Dilatation*
Glossitis
Humans
Iron
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome
Iron
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