Clinical Profile, Surgical Outcomes, and Long-term Follow-up in Children with Esophageal Achalasia: A Retrospective Study of 22 Cases
Kamli Abderrahim, Ayoub Boutahar, Othmane Alaoui, Abdelhalim Mahmoudi, Khalid Khattala & Youssef Bouabdallah · Asian Journal of Research in Surgery · 2026
Background: Oesophageal achalasia (EA) is a rare primary motility disorder of the oesophagus characterised by absent oesophageal peristalsis and incomplete relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter (LES). In children, diagnosis is frequently delayed because of an atypical and...