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Sunday 13 October 2024

CASES 788, 789, 790: ACHALASIA in WOMEN, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr ĐINH MINH TUẤN, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC,VIETNAM.

 

03 women 62 yo, 41 yo and 27 yo with disphagia were detected as abdominal ultrasound, barium swallow, and endoscopic upper GI diagnostics and managements as ballooned dilatation.

Ultrasound revealed dilated 1/3 lower part of the esophagus which terminated at the cardia of the stomach. And its existed not any tumor outside nor tumor of the gastric wall. It appeared like the bird beck sign of the barium swallow on the XRay films.

One patient  (case 01) relapsed after 4 months managed esophagial dilatation by balloon.

CASE 01: A 61 year-old woman in malnutrition as achalasia for one year with esophagial dilatation from the neck to upper part of the stomach.
















Barium swallow images of achalasia ballonned showed relapsed achalasia after 4 months.


CASE 02: Woman 41 year-old with nausea, lost of weight  for one year due to achalasia.











CASE 03: Girl 27 year-old with dysphagia for one year as achalasia. 








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