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Oesophageal obstruction
Obstrução do esôfago
CategoryDefinition
Hindrance of the passage of luminal contents in the oesophagus. Obstruction of oesophagus can be partial or complete, and caused by intrinsic or extrinsic factors.
Exclusions
- Congenital stenosis or stricture of oesophagus
- Anatomical alteration due to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- Neoplasms of the oesophagus
- Foreign body in oesophagus
Index Terms
Oesophageal obstructionobstruction of oesophagusoesophageal narrowingobstructed oesophagusStricture of oesophaguscardia stricturecardiac orifice stomach stricturecardiac orifice strictureoesophageal strictureStenosis of oesophaguscardia stenosisstomach cardia stenosisCompression of oesophagusoesophageal compressionConstriction of oesophagusoesophageal constrictionAcquired Schatzki oesophageal ringlower oesophageal muscular ringlower oesophageal ringoesophageal ring