Achalasia Cardia in Infants: Report of Two Cases
| Autor: | Vishal Gajbhiye, Sasanka Nath, Souvik Chatterjee, S Das, Avidip De, Dipak Ghosh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Achalasia cardia Relaxation (psychology) business.industry Infant Case Report Gastroenterology digestive system digestive system diseases Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Internal medicine medicine Esophageal sphincter Etiology otorhinolaryngologic diseases Esophagus business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of IMA |
| ISSN: | 2160-9829 0899-8299 |
| Popis: | 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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