Megaesophagus - Achalasia: Our experience

Megaesófago - Acalasia: Nuestra experiencia

Praderi, Luis A. - Balboa, Oscar - Ricciardi, Norma

Resumen:

A series of 21 cases of megaesophagus is studied; he benígn form (12 cases) predominating over the severe or sigmoid form which comprises only seven cases. From the analysis of our bibliography we get to he conclusion that this is a rather infrequent affection in Uruguay; perhaps because many of the cases are related as dilations.Chagas disease could not be confirmed as the etiologic factor; not even in those patients coming from the Brazilianborder. The stages and priorities of clinícal and paraclinícaltesting are chemaized; emphaizing the value of manometryin the differential diagnosis of motor disorders ofthe esophagus as diffuse spasm. The manometric findingsare summed up, giving more importance to the inividual profile than to figures.


Se estudia una serie de 21 casos de megaesófago, predominado la forma B (12 casos); la forma severa o signoidea comprende 7 casos.Del análisis de la bibliografía nacional se deduce que es una afección poco frecuente en el Uuguay, quizás también porque muchos caos se tratan por dilataciones. No se pudo confirmar la etiología chagásica en ningún caso, aún en aquellos procedentes de la frontera con Brasil.Se esquematizan las etapas y prioridades en el estudio clínico y exámenes paraclínicos, destacando el valor de la manometría en el diagnóstico diferencial con otras afecciones motoras del Esófago como el espamo difuso. Se resumen los hallazgos manométricos, valorando el perfil individual más que los valores numéricos.


Detalles Bibliográficos
1982
megaesófago
etiología
megaesophagus
etiology
Español
Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/3571
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Resumen:
Sumario:A series of 21 cases of megaesophagus is studied; he benígn form (12 cases) predominating over the severe or sigmoid form which comprises only seven cases. From the analysis of our bibliography we get to he conclusion that this is a rather infrequent affection in Uruguay; perhaps because many of the cases are related as dilations.Chagas disease could not be confirmed as the etiologic factor; not even in those patients coming from the Brazilianborder. The stages and priorities of clinícal and paraclinícaltesting are chemaized; emphaizing the value of manometryin the differential diagnosis of motor disorders ofthe esophagus as diffuse spasm. The manometric findingsare summed up, giving more importance to the inividual profile than to figures.