Synonyms

Varices of esophagus

May Cause

Abnormal azygoesophageal recess

Displacement of the thoracic paraspinal line

Esophageal wall thickening

Localized narrowing of esophagus

Middle mediastinal lesion

Retrocardiac lesion

May Be Caused by

 Common

Portal hypertension

Superior vena cava syndrome

 Uncommon

Arteriovenous malformation

Banti syndrome

Budd-Chiari syndrome

Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome

Cystic fibrosis

Gaucher disease

Heart failure

Hepatic fibrosis-renal cystic disease

Liver tumor

Resection of retrosternal tumor

Wilson disease