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Histopathologic patterns among achalasia subtypes

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NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY
卷 28, 期 1, 页码 139-145

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12711

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achalasia; esophagus; histopathology; immunohistochemistry; motility

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  1. Public Health Service [DK07659, DK092217, DK056033]

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BackgroundAchalasia has three distinct manometric phenotypes. This study aimed to determine if there were corresponding histopathologic patterns. MethodsWe retrospectively examined surgical muscularis propria biopsies obtained from 46 patients during laparoscopic esophagomyotomy. Pre-operative (conventional) manometry tracings were reviewed by two expert gastroenterologists who categorized patients into Chicago Classification subtypes. Pathology specimens were graded on degree of neuronal loss, inflammation, fibrosis, and muscle changes. Key ResultsManometry studies were categorized as follows: type I (n = 20), type II (n = 20), type III (n = 3), and esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO) (n = 3). On histopathology, complete ganglion cell loss occurred in 74% of specimens, inflammation in 17%, fibrosis in 11%, and muscle atrophy in 2%. Comparing type I and type II specimens, there was a statistically significant greater proportion of type I specimens with aganglionosis (19/20 vs 13/20, p = 0.044) and a statistically significant greater degree of ganglion cell loss in type I specimens (Wilcoxon Rank-Sum, p = 0.016). CD3(+)/CD8(+) cytotoxic T cells represented the predominant inflammatory infiltrate on immunohistochemistry. Three patients had completely normal appearing tissue (1 each in type II, type III, EGJOO). Conclusions & InferencesThe greater degree, but similar pattern, of ganglion cell loss observed in type I compared to type II achalasia specimens suggests that type I achalasia represents a progression from type II achalasia. The spectrum of histopathologic findings - from complete neuronal loss to lymphocytic inflammation to apparently normal histopathology - emphasizes that achalasia' represents a pathogenically heterogeneous patient group with the commonality being EGJ outflow obstruction.

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