Esophageal schistosomiasis and achalasia: Cause or consequence? Report of a case

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 1996

Authors

Pimenta, APA (Author) Other; Carneiro F (Author) FMUP; Capela, JA (Author) Other; Fonseca, EMP (Author) Other; Cardoso, VMB (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Diseases of the Esophagus

Vol. 9

Pages: 63-66

ISSN: 1120-8694

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Authenticus ID: P-007-6YG

DOI: 10.1093/dote/9.1.63

Abstract (EN): The authors present the case report of a 39-year-old man, previously treated by a Heller's myotomy, suffering from a relapse of achalasia. He was submitted to a gastroesophageal resection and pathological analysis of the surgical specimen revealed Schistosoma haematobium in the mucosa and submucosa of the esophagus. A postoperative biopsy of the bladder confirmed the organism's presence in a more usual location. The patient was treated with Praziquantel and has since then remained asymptomatic.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific