Case Report: “Deathgrip” Esophagus Segmental Aperistalsis Following Electrical Injury

Esophageal trauma resulting from accidentalinjury has rarely been reported in the literature. Todate, isolated reports of esophageal stricture (1) andoropharyngeal dysphagia (2) have been noted; however, documented focal esophageal dysmotilityresulting from electrical exposure could not be found onliterature review. We therefore present such a uniquecase which interestingly began as a seeminglystraightforward case of food impaction.