Complicated gastroesophageal reflux disease in the presence of congenital esophageal shortening

Abstract

The paper presents a clinical case of complicated gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and describes problems in the differential diagnosis of malignant esophageal lesion in patients with GERD and a treatment modality used in this clinical case.

Keywords

• gastroesophageal reflux disease
• esophageal stricture
• esophageal adenocarcinoma
• gerd complications
• esophageal shortening
• hiatal hernia.