Balloon dilatation of cricopharyngeal achalasia

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 1992 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Pediatric Radiology, volume 22, pages 522-524 (issn: 0301-0449, eissn: 1432-1998,

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Authors: T, Mihailovic; V N, Perisic;

doi: 10.1007/bf02013000

pmid: 1491911

Balloon dilatation of cricopharyngeal achalasia

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Abstract

A 6-month-old male infant with difficulty swallowing, recurrent aspiration pneumonia and failure to thrive was diagnosed with cricopharyngeal achalasia. Normal oral feeding and no further aspirations followed a single catheter balloon dilatation.

Keywords

Laryngeal Diseases, Male, Humans, Infant, Esophagogastric Junction, Pharyngeal Diseases, Esophageal Diseases, Catheterization, Cricoid Cartilage

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