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Suresh PM et al. - Achalasia cardia is due to loss of myenteric ganglion cells in the gastroesophageal junction and the etiology is idiopathic. But a similar clinical picture can be produced by other diseases, a condition termed as secondary or pseudoachalasia. A very high index of suspicion is required for the diagnosis of this condition because this is most commonly produced by a malignancy involving the gastroesophageal junction which is likely to be missed as in case.

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