Pain Originating from the Oesophagus
Introduction Oesophageal pain is usually burning in quality and tends to be localised behind the sternum. Oesophageal pain may be associated with difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia). Dysphagia to water suggests achalasia, while that to solids and not water suggests mechanical obstruction by tumour or stricture. It may sometimes be confused with other causes of chest … Read more