Ultrasound imaging the dilate esophagus in achalasia reported 3 cases

Dr Le Thanh Toan1, Dr Ngo Thuy Tram1, Dr Nguyen Ha Giang1, Dr Trần Anh Tuấn2, Dr Lam Tien1, Dr Nguyen Van Muoi3
1 Cho Ray Hospital
2 Chợ Rẫy Hospital
3 Dr Nguyen Van Muoi

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Abstract

The esophagus can be divided into four sections: the neck, the thoracic, the diaphragm, and the abdominal segment. During the ultrasound examination of patients at the Department of Functional Ultrasound, we found that the sonographer could observe the images of the diaphragmatic esophagus with normal and dilated images. weirdo. Through the study of 3 cases of patients with esophageal dilatation in pathological spasms, we found that the image of
esophageal dilatation on the ultrasound is: size> 20 mm, the last segment has a image that can be called "bird beak”, patients who drink water observe that the fluid in their esophagus swirling can be called a “washing machine”sign

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