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Esophageal sarcoidosis: an unusual diagnosis
Frank J Lukens1, Victor I Machicao, Timothy A Woodward
1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA.
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
|December 18, 2001
Abstract:
We report a 48-year-old patient who developed secondary achalasia because of esophageal sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis can involve many gastrointestinal tract organs and can affect the esophagus in different ways. We describe how achalasia was diagnosed and treated in our patient and provide a review of the presentations of esophageal sarcoidosis.