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Query: UMLS:C0014848 (
achalasia
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
We describe a 74-yr-old man with stage III adenocarcinoma of the lung who presented with suspected malignancy-induced secondary
achalasia
and responded clinically to intrasphincteric injections of botulinum toxin type A (Botox,
Allergen
Inc., Irvine, CA). We discuss the use of botulinum toxin in this setting, as well as diagnostic strategies to differentiate
achalasia
from pseudoachalasia.
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PMID:Botulinum toxin for suspected pseudoachalasia. 763 37
