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Achalasia Cardia in a Young Infant

V Poornachand1, K Kumarasamy2, S P Karamath2

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. poornachand.v@gmail.com.

Indian Journal of Pediatrics
|January 18, 2018
PubMed

Insights

Achalasia cardia, a rare esophageal disorder in infants, presents with vomiting and failure to thrive. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy is the standard treatment, while per-oral endoscopic myotomy is unstudied in pediatric patients.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Esophageal Motility Disorders

Background:

  • Achalasia cardia is a rare esophageal motility disorder in children, particularly infants.
  • Common symptoms include vomiting, dysphagia, regurgitation, pulmonary aspiration, and failure to thrive.

Keywords:
Failure to thriveMotility disorderRecurrent regurgitation

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