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picture showing the wasted patient; prominent ribs (yellow arrow) and thin limbs (red arrow)
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F1
He weighed 26 Kg and had a height of 124 Cm, his body mass index (BMI) was 11.9 Kg/m2, (Figure 1).
esophagogram showing the classic bird s beak of achalasia (yellow arrow) and dilatated esophagus above
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F2
Imaging included an esophagogram which showed a dilated esophagus, with stasis of the contrast meal and a progressive narrowing picturing the classic bird s beak of achalasia cardia (Figure 2).
intraoperative image of the cardiomyotomy extending from the esophagus to the upper part of the anterior side of the stomach; note the bulging mucosa (yellow arrow)
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F3
A Toupet fundoplication has been added as an antireflux procedure, with stitches placed at esophago-cardiomyotomy s edges (Figure 3).