Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 8 , Pages 1656-1658, August 2009

Cricopharyngeal myotomy for the treatment of cricopharyngeal achalasia

The Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India

Received 12 February 2009; received in revised form 24 April 2009; accepted 26 April 2009.

Abstract 

Three cases of cricopharyngeal achalasia are being presented. The preoperative diagnosis was established by a contrast swallow. Cricopharyngeal myotomy was performed in all patients. One child died in the postoperative period because of respiratory failure secondary to aspiration pneumonitis, whereas in the other two, symptoms were relieved, and they remain asymptomatic on follow-up.

Key words: Cricopharyngeal achalasia, Dysmotility, Myotomy

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PII: S0022-3468(09)00384-4

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.04.031

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 8 , Pages 1656-1658, August 2009

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