Case reportPseudoachalasia Secondary to Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
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Pseudoachalasia was initially reported in 1947 by Ogilivie [1], who described a patient with dysphagia and an infiltrative carcinoma involving the gastroesophageal junction. Subsequent reports have documented that pseudoachalasia is caused by malignancy in the majority of patients, usually esophageal or gastric carcinoma [2]. However, other malignancies such as breast carcinoma [3] or lymphoma [4] may also present in this manner. Benign causes of pseudoachalasia have also been reported, usually
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