Esophageal web
Esophageal web
Gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal
Esophagitis: Clinical sciences
Esophageal disorders: Pathology review
Esophageal cancer: Clinical sciences
Esophageal cancer
Esophageal perforation: Clinical sciences
Esophageal cancer: Year of the Zebra
Eosinophilic esophagitis (NORD)
Esophageal disorders: Clinical
Gastroesophageal reflux disease: Clinical sciences
GERD, peptic ulcers, gastritis, and stomach cancer: Pathology review
Approach to melena and hematemesis: Clinical sciences
Esophagitis: Clinical
Achalasia: Year of the Zebra
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Esophageal web
Barrett esophagus
Diffuse esophageal spasm
Portal hypertension
Mallory-Weiss syndrome: Clinical sciences
Gastrointestinal bleeding: Pathology review
Gastroesophageal varices: Clinical sciences
Cirrhosis: Clinical sciences
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): Clinical
Gastric cancer: Clinical sciences
Peptic ulcer disease: Clinical sciences
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatitis: Pathology review
Chronic pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis
Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms
Chronic pancreatitis: Clinical sciences
Pancreatic cancer: Clinical sciences
Acute pancreatitis: Clinical sciences
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Multiple endocrine neoplasia: Clinical sciences
Cystic fibrosis
Stress ulcers: Clinical sciences
Ulcerative colitis
Inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis): Clinical sciences
Inflammatory bowel disease: Pathology review
Gallbladder carcinoma
Gallbladder disorders: Pathology review
Acute cholecystitis
Gallstones
Gallstone ileus
Cholecystitis: Clinical sciences
Biliary colic
Chronic cholecystitis
Approach to upper abdominal pain: Clinical sciences
Choledocholithiasis and cholangitis: Clinical sciences
Ascending cholangitis
Cholestatic liver disease
Jaundice: Pathology review
Jaundice
Approach to jaundice (unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia): Clinical sciences
Approach to jaundice (conjugated hyperbilirubinemia): Clinical sciences
Jaundice: Clinical
Neonatal jaundice: Clinical
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E virus
Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D virus
Viral hepatitis
Hepatitis C virus
Viral hepatitis: Pathology review
Hepatitis C: Clinical sciences
Hepatitis B: Clinical sciences
Hepatitis A and E: Clinical sciences
Alcohol-induced hepatitis: Clinical sciences
Hepatic encephalopathy
Viral hepatitis: Clinical
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Cirrhosis: Pathology review
Colorectal cancer
Ischemic colitis: Clinical sciences
Colorectal polyps
Colorectal polyps and cancer: Pathology review
Colorectal cancer: Clinical sciences
Approach to constipation: Clinical sciences
Approach to hematochezia: Clinical sciences
Diverticulitis: Clinical sciences
Large bowel obstruction: Clinical sciences
Fecal impaction: Clinical sciences
Diverticular disease: Pathology review
Small bowel obstruction: Clinical sciences
Clostridium difficile (Pseudomembranous colitis)
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease): Clinical sciences
Diverticulosis and diverticulitis
Ileus: Clinical sciences
Familial adenomatous polyposis
Flashcards
Esophageal web
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Questions
USMLE® Step 1 style questions USMLE
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A 55-year-old woman comes to the office due to difficulty swallowing for the past 2 months. The patient describes intermittent difficulty swallowing solids which improves with water or by chewing her food more. She also reports feeling more tired during this time period. Medical history is noncontributory. Temperature is 36.5°C (97.7°F), pulse is 110/min, and blood pressure is 135/85 mmHg. Physical examination reveals pale conjunctiva. Which of the following may be seen on further evaluation of this patient?
Key Takeaways
Esophageal webs is an esophageal condition in which thin bands of normal esophageal tissues grow in the esophagus, and restrict the flow of food and drinks. This can cause problems with eating and swallowing, resulting in symptoms like dysphagia and odynophagia and breathing. Esophageal webs can be congenital or acquired.