AchalasiaCa

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Comment by saeed rad on October 22, 2008 at 12:20pm

You welcome.

Comment by M Taharul Alam on October 22, 2008 at 11:55am

Thanx for your valuable comment.

Comment by saeed rad on October 22, 2008 at 12:31am

Rat-tail appearance is much thinner than this one and morover has a bit longer norrowing. I think the term bird-beak, as you mentioned before, is more suitable. Thanx for comment.

Comment by M Taharul Alam on October 21, 2008 at 1:07pm

Can I use "rat-tail" appearance?

Comment by saeed rad on October 21, 2008 at 12:35pm

Dear Dr Taharul Alam you are right of the expression bird_beak appearance or sometimes similar to cigar's end

Comment by M Taharul Alam on October 21, 2008 at 12:15pm

Tapered lower end is giving a "bird-beak' appearance. Thanx.

Comment by saeed rad on October 20, 2008 at 12:54pm

Tapering of the lower end, as you noticed, is pathognomonic of the achalasia because of the hyperplastic circular muscles in this erea. Thanx for comment.

Comment by saeed rad on October 20, 2008 at 12:51pm

This is an old film and unfortunately chest fil is not available. The aim was to show that Ca is almost always above the cardia and never in it!

Comment by M Taharul Alam on October 20, 2008 at 11:59am

I would like to see the chest film if available.

Comment by Dr. Mohamed Refaey on October 20, 2008 at 7:14am

dilated esophagus, tapering lower end