A diagnostic consideration for all ages: pseudoachalasia in a 22-year-old male. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Pseudoachalasia is a rare clinical diagnosis with diverse manifestations. We present the case of a 22-year-old male with esophageal adenocarcinoma who was initially diagnosed with achalasia. This unfortunate presentation reinforces the importance of a careful preoperative workup for dysphagia irrespective of age.

publication date

  • January 1, 2012

Research

keywords

  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Esophageal Achalasia
  • Esophageal Neoplasms
  • Laparoscopy

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC2055611

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84055198553

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.07.064

PubMed ID

  • 22186482

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 93

issue

  • 1