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Balloon dilatation of cricopharyngeal achalasia

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A 6-month-old male infant with difficulty swallowing, recurrent aspiration pneumonia and failure to thrive was diagnosed with cricopharyngeal achalasia. Normal oral feeding and no further aspirations followed a single catheter balloon dilatation.

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  1. T. Mihailovic

    Present address: Mother and Child Health Institute of Serbia, St., Radoja Dakica 6-8, 11070, Beograd, Yugoslavia

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    V. N. Perisic

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Mihailovic, T., Perisic, V.N. Balloon dilatation of cricopharyngeal achalasia. Pediatr Radiol 22, 522–524 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013000

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