TY - JOUR
T1 - Plummer-Vinson syndrome following gastric bypass surgery
AU - Sapthavee, Andrew
AU - Kircher, Matthew L.
AU - Akst, Lee M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS) is the combination of dysphagia, angular cheilitis, atrophic glossitis, and esophageal webbing in the setting of iron deficiency anemia. Although it is relatively uncommon, this condition is important to recognize because it is a source of dysphagia and it confers an increased risk for hypopharyngeal cancer. Cases of PVS associated with gastrointestinal conditions such as celiac disease and gastric cancer have been previously reported in the literature, but as far as we know, no case of PVS associated with bariatric surgery has been previously reported. We describe the case of a 39-year-old woman who developed PVS following gastric bypass surgery, and we briefly discuss the current knowledge of this syndrome.
AB - Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS) is the combination of dysphagia, angular cheilitis, atrophic glossitis, and esophageal webbing in the setting of iron deficiency anemia. Although it is relatively uncommon, this condition is important to recognize because it is a source of dysphagia and it confers an increased risk for hypopharyngeal cancer. Cases of PVS associated with gastrointestinal conditions such as celiac disease and gastric cancer have been previously reported in the literature, but as far as we know, no case of PVS associated with bariatric surgery has been previously reported. We describe the case of a 39-year-old woman who developed PVS following gastric bypass surgery, and we briefly discuss the current knowledge of this syndrome.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 25255352
AN - SCOPUS:84949191870
SN - 0145-5613
VL - 93
SP - E15
JO - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
JF - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
IS - 9
ER -