Diffuse esophageal dilatation on barium swallow is seen in – a) Achlasiab) Trypanosomiasisc) Etidronate therapyd) Scleroderma: (A) ac, (B) ab, (C) ad, (D) bc
Answer is B. Diffuse esophageal dilatation is seen in -
i) Primary achalasia Achalasia cardia
ii) Secondary achalasia Chaga's disease (trypanosomiasis), MEN, Triple 'A' (Allgrove's) syndrome, cancer invading LES (Pseudoachalasia).