title: Esophageal achalasia presenting during pregnancy.
abstract: We report a woman with achalasia cardia who developed dysphagia for the first time during pregnancy. She was initially mistakenly treated elsewhere as hyperemesis gravidarum. The diagnosis and treatment of achalasia during pregnancy is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Shahi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006939:Hyperemesis Gravidarum / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy