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ArticleCureus2024

End-Stage Achalasia With Megaesophagus Refractory to Two Heller Myotomies.

Lorraine I Chong Tai, Omar Akil, Kimberly Q Nguyen, Aryama Sharma

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lorraine I Chong TaiInternal Medicine, Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Omar AkilInternal Medicine, Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Kimberly Q NguyenInternal Medicine, Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Aryama SharmaGastroenterology, Broward Health North, Deerfield Beach, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Achalasia is a motility disorder of the esophagus in which the lower esophageal sphincter fails to relax. Megaesophagus is a rare complication of achalasia characterized by severe dilatation of the esophagus, often indicative of end-stage achalasia. Typical presenting symptoms include dysphagia, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and chest pain. The majority of patients with achalasia typically have excellent outcomes after surgical intervention with Heller myotomy. We discuss an interesting case of unsuccessful surgical intervention and hypothesize the reason for its failure in our patient.

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achalasia cardiaesophageal achalasiaheller myotomymega-esophagussevere achalasia

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PMID38586803
PMCPMC10998642

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