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10726378

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
The diagnosis of achalasia is based on the patient's symptoms and on manometric studies although other diseases present similar symptomatology. To present an elderly woman clinically and manometrically diagnosed with achalasia of the cardia who was treated by dilatation. When the patient relapsed and was surgically treated she was found to have and esophageal adenocarcinoma. When considering a diagnosis of achalasia, alternative diagnoses (especially neoplasias) should be borne in mind, especially in unusual situations, such as rapid onset or in the elderly.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0210-5705
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
14-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
[Pseudoachalasia: a diagnosis to consider in the assessment of dysphagia].
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review, Case Reports