ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy2014
Childhood achalasia: A comprehensive review of disease, diagnosis and therapeutic management.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Dietary management and feeding considerations of pediatric aerodigestive and upper gastrointestinal motility disorders.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2026Guideline
- Two pediatric type II achalasia cases complicated by candidal and eosinophilic esophagitis: Successful peroral endoscopic myotomy treatment.JPGN reports · 2026Article
- Type II achalasia unmasked by EndoFLIP and high-resolution manometry in a child with eosinophilic esophagitis.JPGN reports · 2026Article
- Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of pediatric achalasia: a 10-year experience from a tertiary center in Iran.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Peroral endoscopic myotomy in children with achalasia: A review of the literature.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2025Review
- The First Reported Case of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in a Child in Portugal.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Infantile achalasia cardia: A rare case report of a 3-month-old female with recurrent pneumonia successfully treated with surgical intervention.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment of Achalasia Cardia in Uganda: A Case Report of an Adolescent Female Presenting With Dysphagia.Case reports in surgery · 2025Article
- Establishing normal values for pediatric esophageal diameter on fluoroscopy.Pediatric radiology · 2024Article
- Neonatal Achalasia Cardia: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Achalasia in Klinefelter syndrome: A suspected pediatric case as well as prevalence analysis suggesting increased risk in this population.JPGN reports · 2024Article
- Case of Nocturnal Emesis, Weight Loss, and Aspiration Pneumonia.Clinical pediatrics · 2024Article
- Sudden-Onset Back Pain and Intermittent Dyspnea While Eating: A Case of Pediatric Achalasia.Cureus · 2024Article
- The Results of Pneumatic Balloon Dilatation Treatment in Children with Achalasia: A Single-Center Experience.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Per-oral endoscopic myotomy is safe and effective for pediatric patients with achalasia: A long-term follow-up study.World journal of gastroenterology · 2023Article
- An 18-Month-Old Child Suffering From Achalasia Cardia Successfully Treated With Pneumatic Dilation.JPGN reports · 2022Article
- A rare cause of infantile achalasia: GMPPA-congenital disorder of glycosylation with two novel compound heterozygous variants.American journal of medical genetics. Part A · 2022Article
- Achalasia.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2022Review
- Childhood esophageal achalasia: Case report from Afghanistan with literature review.International journal of surgery case reports · 2022Article
- Unusual cause of recurrent vomiting with failure to thrive in an infant.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2022Article
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Abstract
Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by failure of lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation and is rare in children. The most common symptoms are vomiting, dysphagia, regurgitation, and weight loss. Definitive diagnosis is made with barium swallow study and esophageal manometry. In adults, endoscopic biopsy is recommended to exclude malignancy however; it is not as often indicated in children. Medical management often fails resulting in recurrent symptoms and the ultimate definitive treatment is surgical. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy with or without an anti-reflux procedure is the treatment of choice and has become standard of care for children with achalasia. Peroral endoscopic myotomy is a novel therapy utilized with increasing frequency for achalasia treatment in adults. More experience is needed to determine the safety, efficacy, and feasibility of peroral endoscopic myotomy in children.
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