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What are the causes of dilated esophagus and stomach?

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Dr. Layth Maolood answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Bariatric Surgery?: The digestive tract could dilate before a point of narrowing or obstruction. If you still has the lap band that could explain that. Other possibilities could be genetic, viral infection, diabetes that could affect the nervous system in the gut.

Answered 8/22/2017

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