title: Achalasia cardia in mother and son.
abstract: Familial occurrence of achalasia cardia is rare. Most associations are among siblings or in monozygotic twins. Parent-child association is even rarer and only six such instances have been reported till date. We report a 29-year-old man with achalasia cardia and his mother who had the same illness two and half years later. Both of them were successfully treated with balloon dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32-B, Chandigarh. atulsachdev@glide.net.in
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sachdev
authors.forename: Bimaljit S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: D'cruz
authors.forename: Sarbmeet S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lehl
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome