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Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis
Esophageal web
Acute esophageal necrosis
Gastric antral vascular ectasia
Esophageal stricture
Nutcracker esophagus
Esophageal food bolus obstruction
Oesophagogastric junctional adenocarcinoma