Case report: successful resection of a leiomyoma causing pseudoachalasia at the esophagogastric junction by tunnel endoscopy

Pseudoachalasia is a rare disorder whose presentation strongly resembles idiopathic achalasia. Here, we present a case of a 42-year-old female patient with esophageal leiomyoma who was initially diagnosed with achalasia. On endoscopical investigation, however, it became apparent that she had pseudoa...

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Published in:BMC gastroenterology 2016-02, Vol.16 (23), p.24-24, Article 24
Main Authors: Deng, Bin, Gao, Xue-Feng, Sun, Yun-Yun, Wang, Yuan-Zhi, Wu, Da-Cheng, Xiao, Wei-Ming, Wu, Jian, Ding, Yan-Bing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis
Barium Sulfate
Care and treatment
Case Report
Complications and side effects
Consent
Diagnosis, Differential
Dysphagia
Endoscopy
Endoscopy, Digestive System - methods
Esophageal Achalasia - diagnosis
Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery
Esophagogastric junction
Esophagogastric Junction - surgery
Esophagus - diagnostic imaging
Female
Fibroids
Gastroenterology
Humans
Leiomyoma
Leiomyoma - diagnosis
Leiomyoma - surgery
Manometry
Motility
Radiography
Studies
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Pseudoachalasia is a rare disorder whose presentation strongly resembles idiopathic achalasia. Here, we present a case of a 42-year-old female patient with esophageal leiomyoma who was initially diagnosed with achalasia. On endoscopical investigation, however, it became apparent that she had pseudoachalasia as consequence of a leiomyoma at the esophagogastric junction (EGJ). The condition was successfully treated through submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection. This case suggests that submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection is a therapeutic u option for the treatment of pseudoachalasia caused by leiomyoma of EGJ.
ISSN:1471-230X
1471-230X
DOI:10.1186/s12876-016-0445-0