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Achalasia

Johannes SchumacherMichaela MüllerInes Gockel

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medicine.medical_specialtymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryGeneral surgeryTreatment outcomeMEDLINEAchalasiaGeneral MedicineDiseasemedicine.diseaseDelayed diagnosisEndoscopyotorhinolaryngologic diseasesMedicinebusinessLaparoscopy

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Introduction Many physicians are inadequately familiar with the clinical features of achalasia. Often, it is not diagnosed until years after the symptoms arise. This is unfortunate, because a delay in diagnosis worsens the prognosis.

https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2012.0209