Spontaneous mucocele of the upper esophagus: radiologic demonstration

P Goodman; S S Kalangi; D Kumar; S Balachandran

doi:10.1007/BF00341265

Spontaneous mucocele of the upper esophagus: radiologic demonstration

Dysphagia. 1994 Summer;9(3):199-201. doi: 10.1007/BF00341265.

Authors

P Goodman¹, S S Kalangi, D Kumar, S Balachandran

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0709.

PMID: 8082328
DOI: 10.1007/BF00341265

Abstract

We present a patient with dysphagia resulting from a pedunculated, spontaneous mucocele of the upper esophagus. We briefly discuss the radiologic, endoscopic, and pathologic findings of this unusual lesion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cysts / pathology
Cysts / ultrastructure
Deglutition Disorders / etiology
Epithelium / ultrastructure
Esophagus / diagnostic imaging*
Esophagus / surgery
Esophagus / ultrastructure*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mucocele / complications
Mucocele / diagnostic imaging*
Mucocele / pathology*
Photomicrography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed