TY - JOUR AU - Hussin, Ajmal AU - Din, Israr ud AU - Arif, Asadullah AU - Shah, Syed Muddasir AU - Hafeez, Muhammad PY - 2017/03/06 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - PLUMMER VINSON SYNDROME IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH DYSPHAGIA JF - Journal of Medical Sciences JA - JMS VL - 25 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://jmedsci.com/index.php/Jmedsci/article/view/72 SP - 24-26 AB - <p>Objective: To know the incidence of Plummer Vinson Syndrome (PVS) in patients presenting with dysphagia.<br>Material and Methods: This study was conducted at Otolaryngology Department of Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar,<br>Pakistan from June 2009 to June 2015. Total 423 patients were selected through consecutive sampling technique.<br>Results: Mean age was 45 years with standard deviation ± 2.63. Male patients were 60% and female were 40%. More<br>over 18% had dysphagia from 2-3 weeks and 82% patients had dysphagia ranged from 4-5 weeks. Five percent patients<br>had PVS in dysphagia while 95% patients didn’t have Plummer Vinson Syndrome (PVS).<br>Conclusion: Plummer Vinson Syndrome should be treated promptly surgically and medically to avoid morbidity and<br>mortality.</p> ER -