title: A diagnostic consideration for all ages: pseudoachalasia in a 22-year-old male.
abstract: Pseudoachalasia is a rare clinical diagnosis with diverse manifestations. We present the case of a 22-year-old male with esophageal adenocarcinoma who was initially diagnosed with achalasia. This unfortunate presentation reinforces the importance of a careful preoperative workup for dysphagia irrespective of age.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0679, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Christine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Benjamin D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Kozower
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016629:Esophagectomy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D055815:Young Adult