The Congenital Short Oesophagus

Abstract

There are two closely related developmental abnormalities which are rare predisposing causes of the common digestion oesophagitis. These are (a) congenital shortness of the squamous oesophagus, and (b) congenital enlargement of the oesophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. This paper presents an account of the pathology of 25 cases.