TY - JOUR
T1 - A diagnostic consideration for all ages
T2 - Pseudoachalasia in a 22-year-old male
AU - Stone, Matthew L.
AU - Kilic, Ahmet
AU - Jones, David R.
AU - Lau, Christine L.
AU - Kozower, Benjamin D.
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84055198553&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.07.064
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.07.064
M3 - Article
C2 - 22186482
AN - SCOPUS:84055198553
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 93
SP - e11-e12
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 1
ER -