Esophageal achalasia and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis associated with a phytobezoar in an adolescent.
Esophageal achalasia is an uncommon condition in children. The authors report on a 14-year-old girl who showed a very unusual association of cardiospasm and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis with a gastric phytobezoar.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Palermo, Italy.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis