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Cricopharyngeal achalasia in connection with autoimmune disorders in a pre-adolescent patient: a case report

open access: yesZdravniški Vestnik, 2017
Cricopharyngeal achalasia is an uncommon cause of dysphagia, especially in children. Congenital form is known in neonates and infants. In older children this disease has been reported in very rare cases and mostly in connection with neurological and ...
Urška Vučina, Primož Kotnik, Rok Orel
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A Case of Type II Achalasia Occurring in a Nonagenarian Diagnosed with Acute Food Impaction

open access: yesThe Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by loss of esophageal peristalsis and impaired relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. Patients with achalasia often complain of persistent symptoms for several years before diagnosis.
Seong Hyun Koh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in general surgical laparoscopy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Minimally invasive surgery has been with us for the past century. The lasl thirty years have seen an exponential growth in the development of laparoscopic techniques which allow major surgery to be performed through smaller incisions and less ...
Abela, Jo Etienne
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Radiological evaluation of esophageal function in dysphagia with special emphasis on achalasia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In idiopathic achalasia, degeneration of the inhibitory innervation of the esophageal smooth muscle results in absence of primary peristalsis and in incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES).
Andersson, Mats
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Childhood achalasia.

open access: yesThe Turkish journal of pediatrics, 1996
WOS ...
Icagasioglu, D   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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