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Summary
Achalasia secondary to underlying neoplasm is a rare entity. Early recognition of secondary achalasia is important as its treatment involves management of underlying malignancy, while treatment of primary achalasia mainly involves lowering the lower oesophageal sphincter pressure with pneumatic dilatation or Heller’s myotomy. We discuss an interesting case of achalasia secondary to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
- radiology
- gastroenterology
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Contributors MN: endoscopy, manometry and manuscript preparation. SB and NSC: manuscript preparation. RS: manuscript editing.
Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
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Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.