Family case of achalasia cardia: Case report and review of literature

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2014; 20(4): 1114-1118
Published online Jan 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i4.1114

Table 1 Complaints of the 58-year-old woman before treatment, in 2 mo after treatment, and the 79-year-old woman (modificated Eckardt score)

	Symptom	Score by frequency of symptoms
	Symptom	0	1	2	3
The 58-year-old woman before treatment	Dysphagia to solids	None	Occasionally	Daily	Each meal
	Dysphagia to liquids	None	Occasionally	Daily	Each meal
	Active regurgitation	None	Occasionally	Daily	Each meal
	Passive regurgitation	None	Occasionally	Daily	After each meal
	Spastic chest pain	None	Occasionally	Daily	Each meal
	Burning chest pain	None	Occasionally	Daily	After each meal
	Weight loss, kg	None	< 5	5-10	> 10
	Nocturnal cough	None	Monthly	Weekly	Each night
	Nocturnal dyspnea	None	Monthly	Weekly	Each night
	Hiccup	None	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
The 58-year-old woman in 2 mo after treatment	Dysphagia to solids	None	Occasionally	Daily	Each meal
	Dysphagia to liquids	None	Occasionally	Daily	Each meal
	Active regurgitation	None	Occasionally	Daily	Each meal
	Passive regurgitation	None	Occasionally	Daily	After each meal
	Spastic chest pain	None	Occasionally	Daily	Each meal
	Burning chest pain	None	Occasionally	Daily	After each meal
	Weightoss, kg	None	< 5	5-10	> 10
	Nocturnal cough	None	Monthly	Weekly	Each night
	Nocturnal dyspnea	None	Monthly	Weekly	Each night
	Hiccup	None	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
The 79-year-old woman	Dysphagia to solids	None	Occasionally	Daily	Each meal
	Dysphagia to liquids	None	Occasionally	Daily	Each meal
	Active regurgitation	None	Occasionally	Daily	Each meal
	Passive regurgitation	None	Occasionally	Daily	After each meal
	Spastic chest pain	None	Occasionally	Daily	Each meal
	Burning chest pain	None	Occasionally	Daily	After each meal
	Weight loss, kg	None	< 5	5-10	> 10
	Nocturnal cough	None	Monthly	Weekly	Each night
	Nocturnal dyspnea	None	Monthly	Weekly	Each night
	Hiccup	None	Monthly	Weekly	Daily

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Citation: Evsyutina YV, Trukhmanov AS, Ivashkin VT. Family case of achalasia cardia: Case report and review of literature. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(4): 1114-1118
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i4/1114.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i4.1114