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Achalasia 2 (CLINCAL PICTURE (Age: (usually in young adults, may appear in…
Achalasia 2
CLINCAL PICTURE
Dysphagia to solid and fluid
Nocturnal regurgitation
when the patient lies down the food
will go back to the mouth
Age:
usually in young adults
may appear in infancy or childhood,
especially if it is primary
TREATMENT:
inserting a balloon by endoscope and inflate it to overcome the stenosis
if
it is secondary treating the underlying cause
Barium meal
Bird's beak or rat tail appearance
COMPLICATIONS:
Aspiration of undigested food
aspiration pneumonia
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 5%
DIAGNOSIS:
endoscopic studies
Barium swallowing.
Bird's beak or Rat tail appearance