[Achalasia in children: Diagnostic opportunities and therapeutical options].
Achalasia is a functional disorder of the distal esophagus, which fails to relax during swallowing. Although being rare, this disorder is the source of a significant morbidity, including developmental disorders in children. Several therapeutical options are available: myorelaxants administration, esophageal dilations and surgery--distal esophageal myomectomy followed by an antireflux procedure. The paper introduces our experience in treating a number of 5 children between 1991 and 1998.
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Facultatea de Medicină Iaşi Spitalul de Copii Sf. Maria, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa Iaşi.
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Gavrilescu
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Nedelcu
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Munteanu
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Burlea
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Andrieş
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies