Esophageal achalasia and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis associated with a phytobezoar in an adolescent

J Pediatr Surg. 2002 Sep;37(9):1363-4. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.35017.

Abstract

Esophageal achalasia is an uncommon condition in children. The authors report on a 14-year-old girl who showed a very unusual association of cardiospasm and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis with a gastric phytobezoar.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bezoars / diagnosis
  • Bezoars / etiology*
  • Deglutition Disorders / etiology
  • Esophageal Achalasia / complications*
  • Esophageal Achalasia / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy
  • Pyloric Stenosis / complications*
  • Pyloric Stenosis / diagnosis