Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2017; 23(5): 926-930
Published online Feb 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i5.926
Peroral endoscopic myotomy for treatment of Guillain-Barre syndrome-associated achalasia: A rare case
Seung Kak Shin, Kyoung Oh Kim, Eui Joo Kim, Su Young Kim, Jung Ho Kim, Yoon Jae Kim, Jun-Won Chung, Kwang An Kwon, Dong Kyun Park
Seung Kak Shin, Kyoung Oh Kim, Eui Joo Kim, Su Young Kim, Jung Ho Kim, Yoon Jae Kim, Jun-Won Chung, Kwang An Kwon, Dong Kyun Park, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon 21565, South Korea
Author contributions: Shin SK wrote the paper; Kim KO designed the report and reviewed the paper; Kwon KA and Park DK supervised the initial manuscript; Kim SY, Kim JH, Kim YJ and Chung JW contributed cases and edited the manuscript; Kim EJ participated to the medical care of the patient.
Institutional review board statement: This case report was exempt from the Institutional Review Board standards at Gachon University Gil Medical Center.
Informed consent statement: The patient involved in this study gave his written informed consent authorizing use and disclosure of his protected health information.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.
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Correspondence to: Kyoung Oh Kim, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 21, Namdone-daero 774 beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon 21565, South Korea. kkoimge@naver.com
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Received: August 23, 2016
Peer-review started: August 24, 2016
First decision: September 28, 2016
Revised: October 6, 2016
Accepted: October 19, 2016
Article in press: October 19, 2016
Published online: February 7, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: Guillain-Barre’ syndrome (GBS)-associated achalasia is a rare disease of uncertain cause. Previously, a case of GBS-associated achalasia that was treated with pneumatic dilation was reported. However, pneumatic dilatation has about a 25%-50% chance that the patient will require another procedure within five years. Here, we present a case of a patient diagnosed with GBS-associated type I achalasia who was successfully treated with peroral endoscopic myotomy.