Abstract:We hypothesize that obesity is a common diagnosis in those with achalasia at our institution but time to diagnosis and treatment is longer compared to normal weight counterparts due to implicit bias. We retrospectively reviewed all adult patients between 1/1/2013 and 6/31/2020 with a diagnosis of achalasia. Demographics, comorbidities, Eckardt scores, interventions, complications, time to consult, duration of symptoms, and follow-up were evaluated. More than half of the patients were seen in the most recent 2 … Show more
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