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Case reports
Published:
2021-06-28

Achalasia Cardia in Infants. Report of two cases

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https://doi.org/10.37980/im.journal.rspp.20211688

Keywords:

achalasia, manometry, peristalsis

Abstract

Achalasia is a neuromuscular disorder of unknown etiology that affects the body of the esophagus and the esophagogastric junction. It is characterized by aperistalsis of the body of the esophagus and a lack of relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. It is unusual in childhood and extremely rare in infants. We present the report of two infants aged 5 months and 1 year respectively who were both admitted for study due to vomiting of food content progressively. The diagnosis was confirmed in the esophagogram and the rarity of the cases is that it could be confirmed through high resolution manometry (MAR), a procedure difficult to perform at these ages and extraordinarily little reported in the literature.

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