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Query: UMLS:C0014848 (
achalasia
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Weight loss is a frequent finding in
achalasia
because of the difficulty in swallowing. Although manometric findings compatible with
achalasia
have been found in morbidly obese patients, all of them were asymptomatic. The authors report a case of symptomatic
achalasia
and morbid obesity in a 38-year-old woman. A
mental disorder
become manifested after the patient was submitted to an esophageal myotomy and fundoplication. With weight gain, postoperative gastroesophageal reflux developed. Drawbacks of further operative procedures in such a patient are discussed.
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PMID:Obesity and symptomatic achalasia. 1594 67
