VOLUME 7 , ISSUE 2 ( July-December, 2017 ) > List of Articles
Stella C Pak, Yaseen Alastal, Umar Darr, Youngsook Yoon
Citation Information : Pak SC, Alastal Y, Darr U, Yoon Y. Long Esophageal Stricture in a Brittle Diabetic. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol 2017; 7 (2):191-192.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1248
License: CC BY 3.0
Published Online: 01-06-2018
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2017; The Author(s).
We report a case of atypical esophageal stricture in a young diabetic woman. Diabetes mellitus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are two common disorders in modern society. A young diabetic woman developed a 6-cm-long esophageal stricture. This stricture was refractory to multiple esophageal dilation procedures. She underwent subtotal esophagectomy and had excellent treatment outcome. Gastroesophageal reflux disease can cause severe long esophageal stricture in a brittle diabetic. Improving the awareness of their association between diabetes and GERD would greatly benefit the day-to-day practice of medicine. Pak SC, Darr U, Alastal Y, Yoon Y. Long Esophageal Stricture in a Brittle Diabetic. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2017;7(2):191-192.