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Open Access 01-12-2016 | Case report
Case report: successful resection of a leiomyoma causing pseudoachalasia at the esophagogastric junction by tunnel endoscopy
Published in: BMC Gastroenterology | Issue 1/2016
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Background
Pseudoachalasia is a rare disorder whose presentation strongly resembles idiopathic achalasia.
Case presentation
Here, we present a case of a 42-year-old female patient with esophageal leiomyoma who was initially diagnosed with achalasia. On endoscopical investigation, however, it became apparent that she had pseudoachalasia as consequence of a leiomyoma at the esophagogastric junction (EGJ). The condition was successfully treated through submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection.
Conclusion
This case suggests that submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection is a therapeutic u option for the treatment of pseudoachalasia caused by leiomyoma of EGJ.