Dabaghi R E, Scott L D
Am Fam Physician. 1986 Jan;33(1):119-29.
The diagnosis of esophageal disease can be made by history alone in 80 percent of patients. Primary symptoms include dysphagia, odynophagia, heartburn and central chest pain. Although these symptoms may overlap, one esophageal symptom often predominates. This observation and an understanding of the available diagnostic tests enable the clinician to develop an algorithmic approach to the diagnosis of esophageal diseases.
80%的食管疾病患者仅通过病史就能做出诊断。主要症状包括吞咽困难、吞咽痛、烧心和胸骨后中央疼痛。尽管这些症状可能相互重叠，但通常有一种食管症状较为突出。这一观察结果以及对现有诊断测试的了解，使临床医生能够制定出一种诊断食管疾病的程序化方法。
