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Imaging of the oesophagus: beyond cancer.

Thomas J MariniAmit DesaiKatherine Kaproth-JoslinJohn WandtkeSusan K Hobbs
Published in: Insights into imaging (2017)
• Nonmalignant oesophageal disease can be categorised by the imaging appearance of wall and lumen. • Scleroderma and achalasia both cause lumen dilatation via different pathophysiologic pathways. • Oesophageal wall thickening can be inflammatory, neoplastic, traumatic, or vascular in aetiology.
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