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Background: Pediatric dysphagia is a commonly encountered clinical problem, with primary cricopharyngeal achalasia being a rare etiology. Management options for this condition include observation, medical and surgical management. The goal of this review paper was to summarize the current literature on the topic with respect to patient presentation, diagnosis and surgical management options.
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Paediatric Gastroenterology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
What Is Known: Botulinum toxin (BoNT) causes muscle relaxation by inhibiting acetylcholine release from presynaptic motor neurons at the neuromuscular junction.
What Is New: In children with achalasia, BoNT can be considered only in patients in whom rapid weight gain is important to improve surgical outcomes. BoNT has been suggested for treating cricopharyngeal achalasia and delayed gastric emptying.
Cricopharyngeal achalasia and upper oesophageal endoscopic myotomy (CP-POEM).
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