[Systemic sarcoidosis and achalasia. Apropos of a case].
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease that only exceptionally affects the gastrointestinal tract. We report the case of a man with systemic sarcoidosis who developed achalasia revealed by esophageal manometry, barium radiographs and echoendoscopy. No response was obtained with steroid therapy, and finally laparoscopic cardiomyotomy was performed with excellent results.
Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, España.
Cristina
C
Ruiz Santiago
M Dolores
MD
Serrano-León
M Teresa
MT
Ramos-Clemente
Marta
M
Rivas
M José
MJ
Soria
Antonio
A
Naranjo
D000328:Adult; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications*