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. 2002 Sep 30;3(3):199–210. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2002.3.3.199

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Fig. 14 — Lye stricture in a 25-year-old man who ingested of liquid lye five years earlier.

A. Esophagogram shows diffuse cord-like luminal narrowing (arrows) of the mid-to-distal esophagus.

B. Mediastinal window of enhanced (2.5-mm collimation) CT scan obtained at the level of the distal bronchus intermedius reveals obliteration of the esophageal lumen (arrowhead) and periesophageal soft-tissue attenuation due to inflammatory and fibrotic change (arrows).

C. Coronal reformatted (3-mm collimation) CT image shows slit-like luminal narrowing (arrowheads) of the subcarinal esophagus, with periluminal soft-tissue attenuation (arrows).