Pediatr. praxi. 2015;16(4):272-274
Esophageal achalasia from a pediatrician’s viewpoint - case report
- 1 Ústav molekulární a translační medicíny LF UP v Olomouci
- 2 Dětská klinika FN a LF UP v Olomouci
- 3 Radiologická klinika FN a LF UP v Olomouci
Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder presenting with clinical symptoms resulting from his evacuation. Children usually present
with progressive dysphagia, vomiting, and weight loss. Achalasia is diagnosed with a barium swallow study and may by confirmed with
esophageal manometry. We report the case of an otherwise healthy 16-year-old boy having a six months history of progressive dysfagia
of sollid food followed later by dysfagia of liquids too. Esophagogram demonstrated delayed passage at the gastroesophageal junction
with esophageal body dilatation. Diagnosis of primary achalasia was confirmed with esohageal manometric measurement. The patient
underwent laparoscopic Heller myotomy with complete clinical improvement.
Keywords: esophageal achalasia, pediatrics, Heller laparoscopic myotomy, case report
Published: September 20, 2015 Show citation
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