Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct concerning the patient whose barium esophogram is shown below?
A. The patient’s complaint would be primarily chest pain and to a lesser degree dysphagia
B. The pathognomic feature of manometry is the presence of prolonged high amplitude waves
C. The patient will likely experience nutritional problems
D. The first line of treatment for this patient is surgical myotomy
Answer:A
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct concerning the patient whose barium esophogram is shown below?
A. The patient’s complaint would be primarily chest pain and to a lesser degree dysphagia B. The pathognomic feature of manometry is the presence of prolonged high amplitude waves C. The patient will likely experience nutritional problems D. The first line of treatment for this patient is surgical myotomy