Oesophageal achalasia mistaken for anorexia nervosa.
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This article is published in BMJ.The article was published on 1992-10-03 and is currently open access. It has received 6 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Anorexia nervosa (differential diagnoses) & Achalasia.read more
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Achalasia mistaken as eating disorders: report of two children and review of the literature.
TL;DR: The objective was to report the increased awareness of eating disorders and that it is likewise important to recognize that organic pathology (achalasia) can cause symptoms that may mimic an eating disorder and lead to misdiagnosis.
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Is It an Eating Disorder or Achalasia or Both? A Literature Review and Diagnostic Challenges
TL;DR: Increased awareness of achalasia in ED treatment settings can help facilitate detection of achalasia, thereby reducing treatment delay, and reduce treatment delay.
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Achalasia may mimic anorexia nervosa, compulsive eating disorder, and obesity problems.
TL;DR: The case of a young man referred for evaluation of anorexia nervosa, who, after investigation, turned out to be suffering from achalasia, is reported.
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Idiopathic achalasia mistakenly diagnosed as anorexia nervosa
Celso Garcia Júnior,Olímpia Ferreira Galvão de Araújo,Ada Letícia Barbosa Murro,Ana Luisa Marques Traballi,Nelson Adami Andreollo +4 more
Radiological evaluation of esophageal function in dysphagia with special emphasis on achalasia
TL;DR: It is found that TBE is an easily performed and reproducible technique for the objective evaluation of esophageal emptying before and after treatment for achalasia and the impact of routinely performing TBE on the long-term outcome of achalAsia patients needs to be studied in further prospective trials.
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