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George F. Zinninger, MD

JAMA. 1966;196(12):1080-1081.

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DR. ZINNINGER: This 75-year-old white man had been in excellent health all of his life until two months before admission to the hospital when he developed a sensation of food sticking in his midesophagus. He had occasionally vomited undigested food.

Results of the physical examination were not remarkable. A barium examination of the esophagus at another hospital showed partial esophageal obstruction (Fig 1).

Discussion

DR. LAURENCE L. ROBBINS: Dr. Wyman, do you have any comments on this?

DR. STANLEY M. WYMAN: There is an irregularity in the wall of the lower esophagus (Fig 2). It seems to be real and rather constant. There is so much retained material in the esophagus, however, that it is difficult to be certain whether or not this irregularity is real or simply the result of adherent material. The examination should be repeated after esophageal lavage. The lower part of the esophagus tapers in a . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the weekly X-ray Seminar, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Laurence L. Robbins, MD, Radiologist-in-Chief, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.

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