Congenital achalasia of the oesophagus in children.
Nine cases of congenital achalasia of the cardia in children are reported, of which four were below 1 year old and recording the youngest age of 3 months. A hereditary element is present in four children. Association with Hirschsprung's disease of the colon in one case and with hiatal hernia in another case, favours a more generalized neuromuscular pathology than a simple spasm of the cardia.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004106:Dilatation; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors