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A local cluster of achalasia in a province of Crete
Author(s) -
Galanakis E,
Gardikis S,
Vlachakis J,
Kokori H,
Charissis G,
Sbyrakis S
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2000.tb01224.x
Subject(s) - medicine , achalasia , etiology , cluster (spacecraft) , pediatrics , nissen fundoplication , surgery , esophagus , reflux , disease , computer science , programming language
Achalasia has a largely obscure aetiology and is uncommon in childhood. We report three cases of otherwise well children, residents of a small province of Crete, two of them female cousins. This cluster probably indicates an autosomal recessive trait of inheritance. All three children were surgically treated (Heller cardiomyotomy combined with Nissen fundoplication), with excellent results.