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Achalasia

Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 2001
The optimal treatment of achalasia includes several options and presents a challenge for most gastroenterologists. There are numerous patient variables that must be assessed including age, degree of symptoms, duration of disease, desires of each patient, and related comorbidities.
Roy K. H. Wong, Peter M. Dunaway
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Achalasia

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 1989
Achalasia is a chronic illness that can be treated effectively in 65 to 90 per cent of patients with either pneumatic dilatation or Heller esophagomyotomy. Prior to institution of therapy, clinicians must rule out secondary achalasia, especially malignancy-associated achalasia, with upper endoscopy, and if the clinical history is worrisome for ...
J C, Reynolds, H P, Parkman
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Achalasia

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2011
This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment of achalasia, a rare esophageal motility disorder characterized by absent peristalsis and failure of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to relax. Various treatment options including management with sublingual nitrates or calcium channel blockers, injection of the LES with botulism toxin, pneumatic ...
William C, Beck, Kenneth W, Sharp
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Achalasia

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2008
Achalasia is the best understood and most readily treatable esophageal motility disorder. It serves as a prototype for disorders of the enteric nervous system with degeneration of the myenteric neurons that innervate the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and esophageal body.
Natasha, Walzer, Ikuo, Hirano
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Achalasia

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2007
Achalasia is a rare motor disorder of the oesophagus, characterised by the absence of peristalsis and impaired swallow-induced relaxation. These motor abnormalities result in stasis of ingested food in the oesophagus, leading to clinical symptoms, such as dysphagia, regurgitation of food, retrosternal pain and weight loss.
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Achalasia in Pregnancy

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 2006
Achalasia is a motor disorder of the esophageal smooth muscle in which the lower esophageal sphincter does not relax normally with swallowing, and the esophageal body undergoes nonperistaltic contractions. The underlying abnormality is the loss of intramural neurons. Achalasia affects men and women of all ages.
David Mankuta   +2 more
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Achalasia

2009
Achalasia is a disorder of esophageal motility characterized by esophageal aperistalsis and failure of the lower esophageal sphincter relaxation. The disease is progressive, resulting in gradual dilatation of the esophagus above the sphincter. Successful treatment of the disease by repeated esophageal bougienage was first described by Willis in 1674 ...
Tam, PKH, Wong, KKY
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Achalasia cardia

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2000
Achalasia cardia is an uncommon condition in children. It needs special consideration as it is associated with a higher incidence of recurrent respiratory infection and failure of growth and development, thereby requiring an early surgical intervention. Four such cases who were successfully managed surgically are described.
K. N. Rattan, Anita Sharma
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