Achalasia in siblings in infancy |
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| Authors: | P Sadashiva Rao Vijaykumar P L N G Rao |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, 576119 Manipal, Karnataka, India |
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| Abstract: | Achalasia is rare in children, more so familial. We report two siblings with familial achalasia who presented in their infancy
with vomiting and failure to thrive. Achalasia can be misdiagnosed as upper gastrointestinal obstruction as happened in one
of our siblings. Esophageal contrast roentgenography is diagnostic. Both the children were treated successfully by transabdominal
esophagomyotomy with fundoplication. |
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| Keywords: | Achalasia Infancy Siblings |
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