Pseudoachalasia secondary to metastatic bladder cancer. Issue 1 (11th July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haberstroh, William; Shafa, Shervin
• Is Part Of: BMJ open gastroenterology. Volume 6:Issue 1(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-07-11
• Subjects: pseudoachalasia -- bladder cancer -- achalasia -- dysphagia; Gastroenterology -- Periodicals; 616.33005
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2019-000284
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2054-4774

Abstract

Abstract : Pseudoachalasia, or secondary achalasia, is a clinical condition that must be distinguished from primary achalasia. Both diagnoses may present similarly, but the aetiology and management for each are drastically different. Most significantly, pseudoachalasia carries a high association with malignancy, most often with primary adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus or cardia. Our case involves a patient with signs and symptoms consistent with pseudoachalasia due to metastatic bladder cancer.