Obesity and symptomatic achalasia

Weight loss is a frequent finding in achalasia because of the difficulty in swallowing. Although manometric findings compatible with achalasia have been found in morbidly obese patients, all of them were asymptomatic. The authors report a case of symptomatic achalasia and morbid obesity in a 38-year...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Obesity surgery 2005-05, Vol.15 (5), p.713-715
Hauptverfasser:	Herbella, Fernando Augusto Mardiros, Matone, Jacques, Lourenço, Laércio Gomes, Del Grande, Jose Carlos
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Chagas Disease - complications Esophageal Achalasia - etiology Esophageal Achalasia - psychology Esophageal Achalasia - surgery Feeding and Eating Disorders - etiology Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology Female Humans Obesity Obesity, Morbid - etiology Obesity, Morbid - psychology Obesity, Morbid - surgery Weight control
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