Severe oesophageal disease and its associations with systemic sclerosis.

Abstract

Scleroderma oesophagus diagnosed by HRM was present in less than 2/3 of symptomatic patients with SSc and associated only with oesophageal dilation in CT. Although further studies are needed, oesophageal dilation on chest CT may be a non-invasive alternative for evaluation of SSc patients with oesophageal symptoms.