Abstract
Clinical-Pathological Conference Series from the Medical University of Graz : Case No 171: A37-year-old engineer with bolus hold-up (esophageal food impaction).
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Elisabeth Fabian · Hans Peter Gröchenig · Philipp K
Achalasia may be mimicked by cancer, which we have recently described in a very young patient [44]
After the bolus had been removed by means of a rigid esophagoscope, the patient had a normal barium swallow without signs of achalasia
Summary
Except for recurrent episodes of dysphagia over the last 3 years, his history is unremarkable. He reports that “ingested food gets stuck behind his chest bone about once a month”. MD, PhD, MSc, BSc Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. MD Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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