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We report the case of a 41-year-old woman with Plummer-Vinson syndrome and an esophageal motility disorder. She complained of dysphagia and odynophagia and had cheilitis, glossitis, and hypochromic anemia. An esophageal motility study showed low amplitude of contraction and high intrabolus pressure in the esophageal body. After iron replacement, the patient was free from symptoms, and a new motility study showed increased amplitude of contraction and decreased intrabolus pressure.
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Dantas, R.O., Villanova, M.G. Esophageal motility impairment in plummer-vinson syndrome. Digest Dis Sci 38, 968–971 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01295930
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