Sjögren's syndrome (SS) in its classical form, which includes keratoconjunctivitis sicca, xerostomia and recurrent enlargement of the salivary glands, is associated with a connective tissue disease i...
Achalasia of the cardia is an uncommon condition with an incidence of 0.1 cases per year per 100,000 population under 14 years. A review of experience at Booth Hall Children's Hospital over the past 1...
Esophageal involvement is frequent in Down syndrome. We report a case of dysphagia in a 21-year-old patient with Down syndrome and repaired esophageal atresia. Radiology, endoscopy, and manometry show...
Three clinical criteria have been reported to distinguish patients with primary achalasia from patients with achalasia secondary to tumor invasion of the gastroesophageal junction. These criteria (age...
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Clin Radiol. 1992 Jun;45(6):427.
Achalasia of the cardia in childhood and the syndrome of achalasia alacrima and ACTH insensitivity.
Tuck JS, Bisset RA, Doig CM.
Department of Radiol...
The most important etiologies of achalasia are idiopathic and related to Chagas' disease. The lower esophageal sphincter pressure (LESP) in idiopathic achalasia (Id Ach) is higher compared with a heal...