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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mahda Alihashemi M.D. [2]

Overview

There are no echocardiography findings associated with esophageal stricture. Endoscopic ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of malignant causes of esophageal stricture.

Endoscopic ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of esophageal stricture due to malignant causes. It can detect local invasion in malignant causes. ^[1]

↑ Bergman JJ, Fockens P (1999). "Endoscopic ultrasonography in patients with gastro-esophageal cancer". Eur J Ultrasound. 10 (2–3): 127–38. PMID 10586017.