Pseudoachalasia secondary to metastatic bladder cancer.

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Citation: BMJ Open Gastroenterology. 6(1):e000284, 2019.PMID: 31354958Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital ResidentsForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Case ReportsSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2019ISSN:
  • 2054-4774
Name of journal: BMJ open gastroenterologyAbstract: Pseudoachalasia, or secondary achalasia, is a clinical condition that must be distinguished from primary achalasia. Both diagnoses may present similarly, but the aetiology and management for each are drastically different. Most significantly, pseudoachalasia carries a high association with malignancy, most often with primary adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus or cardia. Our case involves a patient with signs and symptoms consistent with pseudoachalasia due to metastatic bladder cancer.All authors: Haberstroh W, Shafa SFiscal year: FY2020Digital Object Identifier: ORCID: Date added to catalog: 2019-08-23
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Pseudoachalasia, or secondary achalasia, is a clinical condition that must be distinguished from primary achalasia. Both diagnoses may present similarly, but the aetiology and management for each are drastically different. Most significantly, pseudoachalasia carries a high association with malignancy, most often with primary adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus or cardia. Our case involves a patient with signs and symptoms consistent with pseudoachalasia due to metastatic bladder cancer.

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