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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
If left untreated, most | If left untreated, most patients remain asymptomatic over the course of time. Very few cases report progression to [[Achalasia]] and nut cracker esophagus. | ||
==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis== | ==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis== | ||
===Natural History=== | ===Natural History=== | ||
*DES is generally non progressive, if left untreated there are very few case reports of progression to | *DES is generally non-progressive, if left untreated there are very few case reports of progression to [[Achalasia]] and nut cracker esophagus. | ||
===Complications=== | ===Complications=== | ||
*Common complications of DES include: | *Common complications of DES include: | ||
**Achalasia | **[[Achalasia]] | ||
**Nut cracker esophagus | **Nut cracker esophagus | ||
===Prognosis=== | ===Prognosis=== | ||
*Prognosis is generally excellent and the disease has no mortality recorded. | *Prognosis is generally excellent and the [[disease]] has no [[mortality]] recorded. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category: (name of the system)]] | [[Category: (name of the system)]] |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Madhu Sigdel M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
If left untreated, most patients remain asymptomatic over the course of time. Very few cases report progression to Achalasia and nut cracker esophagus.
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural History
- DES is generally non-progressive, if left untreated there are very few case reports of progression to Achalasia and nut cracker esophagus.
Complications
- Common complications of DES include:
- Achalasia
- Nut cracker esophagus