Pseudoachalasia Secondary to Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Jorind Beqari; Anthony Lembo; Jon Critchlow; Allen Hamden; Michael S Kent

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.084

Pseudoachalasia Secondary to Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jun;103(6):e517-e518. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.084.

Authors

Jorind Beqari¹, Anthony Lembo², Jon Critchlow³, Allen Hamden³, Michael S Kent⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
² Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
³ Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
⁴ Division of Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 28528055
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.084

Abstract

Pseudoachalasia is known to be associated with malignancy involving the gastroesophageal junction and after esophageal operations. We present a case of pseudoachalasia secondary to an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta and describe successful operative management.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Angiography
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
Esophageal Achalasia / diagnostic imaging
Esophageal Achalasia / etiology*
Esophageal Achalasia / surgery
Female
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed