Pseudoachalasia secondary to metastatic bladder cancer.
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
- Haberstroh, William:
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2801-9160
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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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