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Clinical Endoscopy 1998;18(1):61-65.
DOI: https://doi.org/
Published online: November 30, 1997
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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. (Korean J Gastrointest Endosc 18: 61-65, 1998)


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