Megaesophagus associated with Myasthenia Gravis: a rare condition in humans

We present the case of a 79 year-old patient with megaesophagus and aphagia, who required percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding. Megaesophagus was considered the sole cause of aphagia by the referring secondary hospital. Solid state sensor videofluoromanometry (VFM) showed a substantial...

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Veröffentlicht in:	B-ENT (Leuven) 2015, Vol.11 (1), p.63-66
Hauptverfasser:	Desuter, G, Van Parijs, V, Gardiner, Q
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Esophageal Achalasia - etiology Humans Male Myasthenia Gravis - complications Rare Diseases
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