Achalasia Cardia in Infants: Report of Two Cases

Achalasia cardia is a neuromuscular disorder of unknown etiology involving the body of the esophagus and lower esophageal sphincter (LES). It is characterized by aperistalsis of the body of the esophagus and failure of relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter. It usually affects patients between the...

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Autores principales: Chatterjee, Souvik, Gajbhiye, Vishal, De, Avidip, Nath, Sasanka, Ghosh, Dipak, Das, Sukanta Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Islamic Medical Association of North America 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3708635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23864995
http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/44-1-9260
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Sumario:Achalasia cardia is a neuromuscular disorder of unknown etiology involving the body of the esophagus and lower esophageal sphincter (LES). It is characterized by aperistalsis of the body of the esophagus and failure of relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter. It usually affects patients between the ages of 30 and 60 years. It is unusual in childhood and extremely rare in infants. We report two cases of achalasia cardia in infants. Both cases were treated with open Heller’s esophagocardiomyotomy with anti-reflux procedure.

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