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Nics πŸ™‚
Nics πŸ™‚about 6 years ago
"Twisted Esophagus"

"Twisted Esophagus"

An 87 year old woman in Switzerland went to a doctor complaining that she painfully spasms everytime she swallowed. The image above was the x-ray of her esophagus that is twisted in a corkscrew shape.

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about 6 years ago

Diffuse esophageal spasms. Treatment - nitrates

about 6 years ago

This is not a spasmodic condition.. congenitally having a spiral shaped oesophageal wall

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about 6 years ago

What! Hows that possible?

about 6 years ago

What do we do?

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