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Esophagus

  • Hammans's Crunch - subcutaneous emphysema crunch sound
  • Mackler's Triad - Chest pain + Hemaptemesis + sUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA => *** bOERHAVE sYNDROME*
  • Alcian Blue stain - + globlet cells

s Normal histology

Embroyological Abnormalities

  1. Trachea Esophageal Fistula

Achalasia CArdia

  • tight LES and loss of PEristalsis on esophagus(Myenteric plexus dmage by chaugs disease )
  • CAnnot swallow both liquid and Solid

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Esophagal web

  • mucosal protrusion
  • *risk of Squamous cell carcinom(irritation due to food accumulation in web)
  • Plumber wilson Syndrome

Zenkers Diverticulum

  • Puching of Mucosa into Muscularis properia
  • due to inherited problem and irregular swalllowing of food

Mallory wess syndrome

  • due to chronic Vomiting
  • alchol/Bulemia
  • laceration in lateral esophagal mucosa wall => Painfull heamptemesis
  • may cause full tear (Boerhave syndrome) and Air into MEdiastinum => Air in NEck (Subcutaneous emphysema)

Esopahgual VArices