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*Risk factor for [[squamous cell carcinoma]] (in men and women) and [[esophageal adenocarcinoma|adenocarcinoma]] (in men).<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Zendehdel | first1 = K. | last2 = Nyrén | first2 = O. | last3 = Edberg | first3 = A. | last4 = Ye | first4 = W. | title = Risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in achalasia patients, a retrospective cohort study in Sweden. | journal = Am J Gastroenterol | volume = 106 | issue = 1 | pages = 57-61 | month = Jan | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1038/ajg.2010.449 | PMID = 21212754 }}</ref> | *Risk factor for [[squamous cell carcinoma]] (in men and women) and [[esophageal adenocarcinoma|adenocarcinoma]] (in men).<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Zendehdel | first1 = K. | last2 = Nyrén | first2 = O. | last3 = Edberg | first3 = A. | last4 = Ye | first4 = W. | title = Risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in achalasia patients, a retrospective cohort study in Sweden. | journal = Am J Gastroenterol | volume = 106 | issue = 1 | pages = 57-61 | month = Jan | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1038/ajg.2010.449 | PMID = 21212754 }}</ref> | ||
*Due to loss of ganglion cells.<ref name=pmid24395614>{{Cite journal | last1 = Blatnik | first1 = JA. | last2 = Ponsky | first2 = JL. | title = Advances in the Treatment of Achalasia. | journal = Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol | volume = | issue = | pages = | month = Jan | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1007/s11938-013-0007-2 | PMID = 24395614 }}</ref> | |||
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*Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) liquids ''and'' solids.<ref name=pmid24395614/> | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||