Safety and Effectiveness of Endoscopic Savary-Gillaard Bougies Dilation in Moroccan Plummer-Vinson Syndrome Patients

Mouna Salihoun,Acharki Mohamed,N Kabbaj ,Z Chaoui ,F Raissouni ,Naïma Amrani

doi:10.5402/2013/137895

Abstract

The authors aimed to better define the clinical, biological, radiological, endoscopic, and evolutionary characteristics of patients presenting with Plummer-Vinson syndrome after endoscopic dilation and medical treatment in this study. There were 41 cases of Plummer-Vinson syndrome listed. All these patients presented dysphagia associated to anemia, and all have benefited endoscopic dilation and iron supplementation with a good clinical and biological course in 100% of cases. The Plummer-Vinson syndrome is a rare entity. The treatment, based essentially on endoscopic dilations, is effective and safe.

Highlights

Plummer-Vinson syndrome is characterized by the classic triad cervical dysphagia, iron de ciency anemia, and upper esophageal web or webs
While this syndrome is known as Plummer-Vinson syndrome in the United States, it is known as Paterson-Brown Kelly syndrome in the United Kingdom [1, 2]
Plummer established the syndrome for the rst time in 1912 and has published 21 cases with diffuse dilation of the esophagus and spasm of the upper esophagus without anatomic stenosis [1]. en Vinson published another case with angulation of the esophagus [3]

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Background

Plummer-Vinson syndrome is characterized by the classic triad cervical dysphagia, iron de ciency anemia, and upper esophageal web or webs. While this syndrome is known as Plummer-Vinson syndrome in the United States, it is known as Paterson-Brown Kelly syndrome in the United Kingdom [1, 2]. Plummer established the syndrome for the rst time in 1912 and has published 21 cases with diffuse dilation of the esophagus and spasm of the upper esophagus without anatomic stenosis [1]. Paterson and Kelly described for the rst time the characteristic clinical signs of the syndrome [2, 4]. E purpose of our study was to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of Savary-Gillard bougies dilation for the treatment of Plummer Vinson syndrome

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