Achalasia in a Patient with Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome Type II

Achalasia is a rare disease characterized by aperistalsis of the esophageal body and failure of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax. The etiology of this disease remains unknown. Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II is a well-identified disease characterized by the occurrence of autoimmune...

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Main Authors: Bashar S. Amr, Chaitanya Mamillapalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/430493