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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Esophageal achalasia and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis associated with a phytobezoar in an adolescent.

F. CataliottiM. Di PaceG. Livoti

subject

medicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentAchalasiaGastroenterologyPyloric StenosisBezoarsInternal medicineotorhinolaryngologic diseasesMedicineHumansEsophagusHypertrophic Pyloric Stenosisbusiness.industryEsophageal diseaseCardiospasmGeneral MedicineHypertrophymedicine.diseasePylorusdigestive system diseasesSurgeryEsophageal AchalasiaStenosismedicine.anatomical_structurePediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthPhytobezoarSurgeryFemalebusinessDeglutition Disorders

description

Esophageal achalasia is an uncommon condition in children. The authors report on a 14-year-old girl who showed a very unusual association of cardiospasm and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis with a gastric phytobezoar.

10.1053/jpsu.2002.35017https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12194136