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Title
Pseudoachalasia: a case series and analysis of the literature.
Authors
Gockel, Ines; Eckardt, Volker F; Schmitt, Thomas; Junginger, Theodor
Abstract
Pseudoachalasia frequently cannot be distinguished from idiopathic achalasia by manometry, radiologic examination or endoscopy. Mechanisms proposed to explain the clinical features of pseudoachalasia include a circumferential mechanical obstruction of the distal esophagus or a malignant infiltration of inhibitory neurons within the myenteric plexus.
Publication
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 2005, Vol 40, Issue 4, p378