Failure to Yield: Refractory Achalasia

Failure to Yield: Refractory Achalasia

Ladizinski et al discuss the case of a 54-year-old man with refractory achalasia. He had a 10-year history of achalasia presented with nausea, emesis, and recurrent, nonradiating, crushing chest pain that worsened with food consumption. One month after presentation, the patient underwent minimally i...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of medicine 2014, Vol.127 (1), p.34-35
Hauptverfasser: Ladizinski, Barry, MD, Rukhman, Erik D., BS, Sankey, Christopher, MD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Chest Pain - etiology
Disease management
Esophageal Achalasia - complications
Esophageal Achalasia - diagnosis
Esophageal Achalasia - diagnostic imaging
Esophageal Achalasia - pathology
Esophageal Achalasia - surgery
Esophagectomy - methods
Esophagus
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Mens health
Middle Aged
Nausea - etiology
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Failure
Vomiting - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:Ladizinski et al discuss the case of a 54-year-old man with refractory achalasia. He had a 10-year history of achalasia presented with nausea, emesis, and recurrent, nonradiating, crushing chest pain that worsened with food consumption. One month after presentation, the patient underwent minimally invasive Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy with gastric pull-through for end-stage achalasia. In spite of surgical intervention, he has remained symptomatic and manages ongoing symptoms with behavioral modification, eating small, frequent meals.
ISSN:0002-9343
1555-7162
DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.09.004