Balloon dilatation of cricopharyngeal achalasia.
A 6-month-old male infant with difficulty swallowing, recurrent aspiration pneumonia and failure to thrive was diagnosed with cricopharyngeal achalasia. Normal oral feeding and no further aspirations followed a single catheter balloon dilatation.
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Mother and Child Health Institute of Serbia, Beograd, Yugoslavia.
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D002404:Catheterization; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*