Spiral Esophagus: Swiss Woman’s Pain, Weight Loss Tied To Corkscrew-Shaped Gullet
May 16, 2013
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An 87-year-old Swiss woman who suffered painful spasms in her chest turned out to have an esophagus that twisted itself into a corkscrew shape whenever she swallowed, according to a report of her case.
The woman had lost 11 pounds in the past several months, and told doctors she had cramplike spasms shortly after eating.
Her doctors performed an endoscopy and found that, when she swallowed, her esophagus had the same helical shape as a playground twisty slide.
X-ray images revealed the startling, corkscrew shape taking form.
“The magnitude of this finding was extraordinary,” said Dr. Luc Biedermann, of the University Hospital Zurich, who treated the woman and reported the case in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine.
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Doctors say an 87-year-old woman had an esophagus that twisted itself into a corkscrew shape when she swallowed. Above, image of the esophagus.
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