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Achalasia cardia in an infant

Author(s) -

Arulprakash Sarangapani,

Shanthi Vijayaraghavan,

S Shanmuganathan,

S Rajanikanth

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

sri lanka journal of child health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153

H-Index - 6

eISSN - 2386-110X

pISSN - 1391-5452

DOI - 10.4038/sljch.v40i2.3097

Subject(s) - medical journal , sri lanka , publishing , medicine , scopus , transparency (behavior) , library science , family medicine , medical education , political science , medline , south asia , law , history , ethnology , computer science

Achalasia cardia is a neuromuscular disorder of the oesophagus, characterized by abnormal oesophageal motility and failure of lower esophageal sphincter relaxation. It usually manifests in the fourth and fifth decades of life. It is unusual in childhood and is extremely rare under the age of one year. We report a 7-month-old child with oesophageal achalasia treated with laparoscopic Heller’s oesophagomyotomy. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health , 2010; 40 : 74-75 (Key words: Achalasia cardia; infant; reflux; dysphagia) doi: 10.4038/sljch.v40i2.3097

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