title: Late-onset achalasia after esophageal atresia repair.
abstract: The development of achalasia in a patient with a history of esophageal atresia (EA) is rare. Here, we report a patient who had undergone surgery for EA at birth and presented achalasia at 30 years of age. He was successfully treated with laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Marinello
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Targarona
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poca
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mones
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hernández-Ballesteros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D049630:Esophageal Sphincter, Lower / Q000503:physiopathology; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery