title: Cricopharyngeal achalasia responsive to balloon dilation in an infant.
abstract: This report describes an infant with vomiting and significant weight loss attributable to cricopharyngeal achalasia, a rare finding in children. The infant responded to balloon dilation of the upper esophageal sphincter, with resolution of symptoms and return to presymptomatic growth parameters. A brief description of the clinical features, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment options for cricopharyngeal achalasia is included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
authors.forename: Dereck
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nowicki
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Giles
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000628:therapy*; D049631:Esophageal Sphincter, Upper; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant