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. 2023 May 15;195(19):E684.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230111.

Achalasia with megaesophagus

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Achalasia with megaesophagus

Chew Fatt Yang et al. CMAJ. .
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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1:
(A) Computed tomography scan of a 29-year-old man with achalasia, showing a markedly dilated esophagus with a thick, calcified wall. (B) An upright barium esophagram showed a bird’s beak morphology (arrow) that resulted from failure of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax during swallowing.

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