Simultaneous diagnosis of familial achalasia: report of two cases

Simultaneous diagnosis of familial achalasia: report of two cases

Abstract Background Achalasia is a rare disease with a morbidity of 1 in 100,000, for which the exact mechanism of pathogenesis has not been clarified due to the small total number of patients. We herein report on our experience with two cases of familial achalasia in which the involvement of geneti...

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Main Authors: Masato Hoshino, Nobuo Omura, Fumiaki Yano, Se Ryung Yamamoto, Minoru Matsuda, Katsuhiko Yanaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Familial achalasia
High-resolution manometry (HRM)
Genetic element
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0340-0

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