Scurvy and the gastrointestinal tract

pat ients wi th achalasia. 3, 4 Our pat ient experienced dramat ic improvement after t r e a tmen t with botulin u m toxin. This represents the first reported use of bo tu l inum toxin injection for the t r e a t m e n t of an esophageal muscu la r A-ring. I n t r a m u s c u l a r injection o fbo tu l inum toxin m a y be a simple, safe, and effective t r e a t m e n t option for pat ients with an esophageal muscu la r A-ring.