A Case of Sub-Diaphragmatic Abscess after Injection of Botulinum Toxin to Treat Achalasia

Achalasia is a disorder of the esophagus characterized by decreased lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation and absence of esophageal peristalsis. Botulinum toxin (BT) injection targeting the LES has been used in the treatment of achalasia and other esophageal motility disorders, and it is consi...

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Autores principales: Fisher, Constantine, Puello, Frances, Ferm, Samson, Rubin, Moshe, Schnall, H. Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5703760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29201930
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2017.119
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author Fisher, Constantine
Puello, Frances
Ferm, Samson
Rubin, Moshe
Schnall, H. Alan
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Puello, Frances
Ferm, Samson
Rubin, Moshe
Schnall, H. Alan
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description Achalasia is a disorder of the esophagus characterized by decreased lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation and absence of esophageal peristalsis. Botulinum toxin (BT) injection targeting the LES has been used in the treatment of achalasia and other esophageal motility disorders, and it is considered to be safe and effective for short-term symptomatic relief. Serious adverse events of this procedure are rare. We report the case of an 83-year-old woman treated with BT injection for achalasia who subsequently developed a subdiaphragmatic abscess.
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spelling pubmed-57037602017-11-30 A Case of Sub-Diaphragmatic Abscess after Injection of Botulinum Toxin to Treat Achalasia Fisher, Constantine Puello, Frances Ferm, Samson Rubin, Moshe Schnall, H. Alan ACG Case Rep J Case Report Achalasia is a disorder of the esophagus characterized by decreased lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation and absence of esophageal peristalsis. Botulinum toxin (BT) injection targeting the LES has been used in the treatment of achalasia and other esophageal motility disorders, and it is considered to be safe and effective for short-term symptomatic relief. Serious adverse events of this procedure are rare. We report the case of an 83-year-old woman treated with BT injection for achalasia who subsequently developed a subdiaphragmatic abscess. American College of Gastroenterology 2017-11-22 /pmc/articles/PMC5703760/ /pubmed/29201930 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2017.119 Text en Copyright © Fisher et al. This is an open-access article. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Fisher, Constantine
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A Case of Sub-Diaphragmatic Abscess after Injection of Botulinum Toxin to Treat Achalasia
title A Case of Sub-Diaphragmatic Abscess after Injection of Botulinum Toxin to Treat Achalasia
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title_fullStr A Case of Sub-Diaphragmatic Abscess after Injection of Botulinum Toxin to Treat Achalasia
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title_short A Case of Sub-Diaphragmatic Abscess after Injection of Botulinum Toxin to Treat Achalasia
title_sort case of sub-diaphragmatic abscess after injection of botulinum toxin to treat achalasia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5703760/
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