Komolafe F
Diagn Imaging Clin Med. 1984;53(3):128-30.
Air esophagograms have been described in normal individuals and in association with esophageal disease or respiratory distress. In a study of neck radiographs in 160 patients with goiter, air esophagograms were observed in 24 (15%). The continuous irritation of the enlarged thyroid on the trachea is thought to excite intermittent aerophagy, and accounts for the frequent demonstration of air within the esophagus.
空气食管造影已在正常个体以及与食管疾病或呼吸窘迫相关的情况下被描述。在一项对160例甲状腺肿患者的颈部X线片研究中，24例（15%）观察到空气食管造影。肿大的甲状腺对气管的持续刺激被认为会激发间歇性吞气症，并解释了食管内频繁出现空气的现象。
