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ArticleACG case reports journal2025

Pseudoachalasia in an Achalasia Patient: A Ticking Time Bomb.

Hannah W F Goodrich, Thiruvengadam Muniraj, Amir E Masoud

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Article in ACG case reports journal, 2025. 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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Hannah W F GoodrichSection of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8108-8101
Thiruvengadam MunirajSection of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
Amir E MasoudNeurogastroenterology and Motility Center, Hartford Healthcare, Fairfield, CT.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The differential for dysphagia is broad, with dysphagia aortica being an incredibly rare cause of pseudoachalasia. In a patient with longstanding, refractory achalasia who presents with progressive dysphagia, Occam's Razor would suggest that the underlying cause remains achalasia itself. We present a case in which a patient with known achalasia developed concurrent pseudoachalasia due to dysphagia aortica. This case underscores the diligence of her gastroenterologist in identifying an unsuspected aortic aneurysm-an entity that the cardiothoracic surgery team deemed "a ticking time bomb." It is critical to always consider Hickam's dictum: Patients may have multiple diseases simultaneously.

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achalasiaaortic aneurysmdysphagiaendoscopic ultrasoundpseudoachalasia

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PMID41393978
PMCPMC12700748

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