title: Achalasia of the cardia and multiple endocrine neoplasia 2B.
abstract: We report a 34-yr-old patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia 2B and achalasia of the cardia who was successfully treated with pneumatic dilation. The various gastrointestinal manifestations of this syndrome are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Digestive Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Linder
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Quigley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018814:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography