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Cervical esophageal web associated with a patch of heterotopic gastric mucosa

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Cervical esophageal webs are a relatively common finding on esophograms. We report a web resulting from the squamocolumnar junction produced by heterotopic gastric mucosa. The clinical significance of this lesion is discussed and the importance of differentiating it from Barrett's esophagus is stressed.

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    Paul E. Buse & Gary R. Zuckerman

  2. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    Dennis M. Balfe M.D.

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Buse, P.E., Zuckerman, G.R. & Balfe, D.M. Cervical esophageal web associated with a patch of heterotopic gastric mucosa. Abdom Imaging 18, 227–228 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00198108

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