Demian S D, Vargas-Cortes F
Chest. 1978 Jan;73(1):28-32. doi: 10.1378/chest.73.1.28.
Six cases of idiopathic muscular hypertrophy of the esophagus were found at autopsy in a relatively short period of time. As has been the experience in previously reported cases, our finding was incidental at the autopsy in all of the cases. In only one of our patients were there relevant symptoms and radiographic changes that could be attributed to the disease. How often patients with muscular hypertrophy of the esophagus have the clinical syndrome of diffuse esophageal spasm remains unclear. It is therefore evident that only by awareness of this entity can studies of esophageal funtion, x-ray films, and appropriate treatment prevent serious morbidity and occasional mortality from the disease.
在相对较短的时间内，尸检发现了6例特发性食管肌肉肥厚病例。正如之前报道的病例那样，我们的发现都是在尸检时偶然发现的。我们的患者中只有1例有可归因于该疾病的相关症状和影像学改变。食管肌肉肥厚患者出现弥漫性食管痉挛临床综合征的频率尚不清楚。因此，显然只有认识到这一实体，对食管功能、X光片的研究以及适当的治疗才能预防该疾病导致的严重发病和偶尔出现的死亡。
