Achalasia—An Autoimmune Inflammatory Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

Idiopathic achalasia is a disease of unknown etiology. The loss of myenteric plexus associated with inflammatory infiltrates and autoantibodies support the hypothesis of an autoimmune mechanism. Thirty-two patients diagnosed by high-resolution manometry with achalasia were included. Twenty-six speci...

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Main Authors: Furuzawa-Carballeda, J., Aguilar-León, D., Gamboa-Domínguez, A., Valdovinos, M. A., Nuñez-Álvarez, C., Martín-del-Campo, L. A., Enríquez, A. B., Coss-Adame, E., Svarch, A. E., Flores-Nájera, A., Villa-Baños, A., Ceballos, J. C., Torres-Villalobos, G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4452860/