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Plummer-Vinson syndrome: a report of three cases
V Yukselen1, A O Karaoglu, M H Yasa
1Department of Gastroenterology, Adnan Menderes University Hospital, Aydin, Turkey.
International Journal of Clinical Practice
|October 8, 2003
Abstract:
Plummer-Vinson syndrome is characterised by dysphagia, anaemia, glossitis and oesophageal web. We report our findings in three patients with membranes in the upper oesophagus. All patients underwent endoscopic dilatation and iron replacement therapy, with good results. We review the literature of this syndrome.