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ArticleCureus2022

Managing Complications Following Endoscopic Myotomy as a Treatment for Upper Esophageal Sphincter (UES) Achalasia: A Case Report.

Pierce L Claassen, Connor J Eggleston, Nicolas A Villa

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pierce L ClaassenMedicine, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Spokane, USA.
Connor J EgglestonMedicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, USA.
Nicolas A VillaGastroenterology, MultiCare Valley Hospital, Spokane Valley, USA.
Georgia Highlands College · USValley Hospital · USWashington State University Spokane · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Achalasia is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder characterized by increased esophageal sphincter tone and dysmotility that causes worsening dysphagia. While this condition usually affects the lower esophageal sphincter, we present a rare case of upper esophageal sphincter (UES) achalasia of unknown etiology in a female in her sixth decade of life. This was managed via UES myotomy but was complicated by esophageal perforation and severe post-operative stenosis. Consequently, the patient was referred to gastroenterology and treated over the course of two months with six endoscopic dilatations and glucocorticoid injections. Few cases of idiopathic UES achalasia have been described to date.

Indexed as

achalasiadysphagiaendoscopyesophageal dilationesophageal stenosisesophageal strictureesophago-gastro-duodenoscopyesophagusperforationupper esophageal sphincter

Identifiers

PMID36426336
PMCPMC9681166
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