Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Paterson-Kelly syndrome; Sideropenic dysphagia; Esophageal web
Treatment
Patients with Plummer-Vinson syndrome should receive iron supplements. This may improve the swallowing difficulty.
If supplements do not help, the web can be widened during upper endoscopy to allow normal swallowing and passage of food.
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Patients generally respond to treatment.
Complications
Devices used to stretch the esophagus (dilators) may cause a tear, which leads to bleeding.
Plummer-Vinson syndrome has been linked to
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if food gets stuck after you swallow it or if you have severe fatigue and weakness.
Previous Section
Review Date: 11/12/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of
Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San
Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
