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Gönül Dinler1, Burak Tander, Ayhan Gazi Kalayci
1Unit of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
Abstract:
Plummer-Vinson syndrome presents as a classical triad of dysphagia, iron deficiency anemia and upper esophageal web(s). The syndrome usually occurs in adults, and is rare in childhood. We report a case of this syndrome occurring in a 15-year-old boy. He presented with dysphagia and anemia. Radiological examination showed the presence of webs at the cervical esophagus. The boy was treated with endoscopic balloon dilation and iron supplementation and remains in good general condition six months after the treatment.
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