Guest guest Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Kim, this is a response from Notan, six years ago, in its entirety: #31646 From: notan ostrich <notan_ostrich@...> Date: Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:01 am Subject: Re: Re: TORTUOUS ESOPHAGUS notan_ostrich Sandi wrote: > ...I may be wrong, but I think sigmoid comes > first. Sigmoid means snakelike. It's when the esophagus is twisted and > has the drainpipe appearance. In Greek the equivalent of the letter S is Sigma. Sigmoid means S shaped. (Not the capital sigma most often seen). So, yes, it is snake like. Commonly, tortuous means full of twists, turns, curves, or windings; winding; crooked. Sigmoid would be a type of tortuous. Consider the following statement from Dr. Achkar: " In later stages, the esophagus is dilated and food residue may be present. Large diverticula develop over time and the esophagus becomes tortuous assuming a sigmoid shape. " See: TCC MOTOR DISORDERS OF THE ESOPHAGUS http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/gastro/motor/motor.htm notan /WV > > Hi everyone, >  > I had a standard dilation last week as Univ of Chicago insisted I have endoscopy since I am a transfer from another hospital. She said I have a torteous esophagus, but managed to tell me this when I was still very much out of my mind from anesthesia. >  > I looked up the textbook version of this but can anyone give me a better idea of what this actually means to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Hmmmm - I need to find out wht has happened in the last year since I first developed problems.  Thanks! ________________________________ From: puddleriver13 <puddleriver13@...> achalasia Sent: Monday, June 4, 2012 1:19 PM Subject: Re: What if I do nothing?  Kim, this is a response from Notan, six years ago, in its entirety: #31646 From: notan ostrich <notan_ostrich@...> Date: Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:01 am Subject: Re: Re: TORTUOUS ESOPHAGUS notan_ostrich Sandi wrote: > ...I may be wrong, but I think sigmoid comes > first. Sigmoid means snakelike. It's when the esophagus is twisted and > has the drainpipe appearance. In Greek the equivalent of the letter S is Sigma. Sigmoid means S shaped. (Not the capital sigma most often seen). So, yes, it is snake like. Commonly, tortuous means full of twists, turns, curves, or windings; winding; crooked. Sigmoid would be a type of tortuous. Consider the following statement from Dr. Achkar: " In later stages, the esophagus is dilated and food residue may be present. Large diverticula develop over time and the esophagus becomes tortuous assuming a sigmoid shape. " See: TCC MOTOR DISORDERS OF THE ESOPHAGUS http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/gastro/motor/motor.htm notan /WV > > Hi everyone, >  > I had a standard dilation last week as Univ of Chicago insisted I have endoscopy since I am a transfer from another hospital. She said I have a torteous esophagus, but managed to tell me this when I was still very much out of my mind from anesthesia. >  > I looked up the textbook version of this but can anyone give me a better idea of what this actually means to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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